In June, 2013, BBC One debuted a 10-part series, The White Queen, a depiction of the Wars of the Roses seen through the eyes of key women, and based on a series of historical novels by Philippa Gregory.
The Beatles' Last Show: Alan Parsons, Eyewitness. At noon on this day, January 30, in 1969, the Beatles strolled out onto the roof of their Apple Corp building on Londonâs Saville Row to perform a concert for assembled friends and family.
History of the Beatles. Starting in 1957, John Lennon and several of his friends played in a British band called the Quarrymen. Over the next few years, the members of the band changed, and by 1960, the band was called The Beatles. They did not have their first hit until 1962. In February 1963 their song, Please Please Me, reached the number 1 position on the British charts. This was the first of a record 15 British number 1 singles.