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Paul Gambaccini tells the story of The Beatles’ eventful concert tours of North America during 1964, 1965 and 1966. Reporter Larry Kane remembers the mayhem and music and replays his interviews recorded with the group as they criss-crossed America. Featuring comments from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and The Beatles’ press officer Derek Taylor, the programme covers the excitement surrounding the group’s performance at Shea Stadium in New York in August 1965 in front of the largest ever audience for a pop event at the time. It also reveals the reasons for The Beatles decision to retire from live work following their last concert in August 1966 in San Francisco.