RINGO STARR AT THE BBC (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 5th July 2025
A look back at the life and times of Ringo Starr as he celebrates his 85th birthday. In conversation with Alan Freeman, Brian Matthew, Beatles press officer Derek Taylor, Paul Gambaccini and John Wilson.
Featuring performances from The Beatles' early Light Programme broadcasts and a wide range of conversations from the BBC Archive. Ringo recalls his Liverpool childhood, discovering drumming, coping with superstardom, being a Beatle and an ex-Beatle, his acting career and emergence as a solo star in the 1970's before becoming one of the rock world's elder statesmen.
Throughout this incredible journey - which has taken him all the way from Liverpool's Madryn Street to receiving a knighthood at Buckingham Palace, Sir Richard Starkey has retained his dry sense of humour and a sense of amazement at a life spent in the spotlight.
The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends [EMI]
The Beatles - Boys (Pop Go The Beatles, BBC Light Programme, June 1963) [Capitol/Universal]
The Beatles - I Wanna Be Your Man (From Us To You, BBC Light Programme, March 1964) [EMI]
The Beatles - Help [Parlophone]
The Beatles - Honey Don't [Parlophone]
The Beatles - Act Naturally [Parlophone]
The Beatles - The End (Abbey Road) [EMI]
Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna [Parlophone]
Ringo Starr - Only You (And You Alone) [Parlophone]
Ringo Starr - Photograph [Capitol]
Ringo Starr - Liverpool 8 [Capitol/Apple]
Ringo Starr - Sentimental Journey [Apple]
The Beatles - Rain [Parlophone]
The Beatles - Goodnight [EMI]