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The Beatles at Stowe School, Hugh Laurie on Agatha Christie

Samira discovers a previously unheard recording of The Beatles gig for the boys of Stowe School, 4 April 1963. Hugh Laurie on Agatha Christie.

Samira discovers a previously unheard recording of The Beatles historic gig for the boys at Stowe School on 4 April 1963. She visits the school to mark the 60th anniversary and talks to former pupil John Bloomfield, who was fifteen when he recorded the concert, the current headmaster Anthony Wallersteiner, and Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn.

Hugh Laurie discusses his TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?" Based on Christie’s 1934 novel, Hugh Laurie also directs the drama which stars Will Poulter and Lucy Boynton as a vicar’s son and socialite turned duo of detectives.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Paul Waters

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Mon 3 Apr 2023 19:15
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