Brian Epstein with Gerry and the Pacemakers at the Thank Your Lucky Stars Merseybeat special at Alpha Television Studios, Aston, Birmingham, 15 December 1963. (Photo by David Farrell/Redferns)
The Beatles clowning around dressed in policemen helmets used to smuggle them into the Birmingham Hippodrome, 10 November 1963.
Ringo and John walking from Stephenson Place through the passage to the cellar to dodge the crowd before their concert at the Odeon Cinema, New Street, Birmingham. 11 October 1964
Beatles fans queued outside the Odeon cinema, New Street, Birmingham almost 10 hours before the box office was due to open. Bedding and haversacks used by the overnight queuers lie on the floor as police man the crush barriers. 01-11-1965
The Beatles and bobbies in Birmingham’s Operation Beat-The-Beatlemania, pictured in an alley leading to the dressing rooms of the Hippodrome Theatre on 10 November 1963.
John and George sign autographs for PC T. Payne at the Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham, 10 November 1963
15 December 1963 - The Beatles meet Evening Mail competition winners at the ATV Studios in Birmingham where they were appearing on Thank Your Lucky Stars.
Left to right: Cheryl Fellows, Paul, theatre manager Edward Turner, Carol Ann Young, George, Patricia Thacker, John, Mary Hatwell, Ringo, and Yvette Jones.
The Beatles and bobbies in Birmingham’s Operation Beat-The-Beatlemania, pictured in an alley leading to the dressing rooms of the Hippodrome Theatre on 10 November 1963.
Prior to the show thousands of fans waited for their idols for ten hours in heavy rain. The group’s black Austin Princess was late, having broken down on the M1. “We were given a tow by the RAC,” explained George. “After repairs we drove to the police headquarters in Birmingham, where they told us to put the hats on.”
