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Samira Ahmed on A Hard Day's Night

Samira Ahmed on A Hard Day's Night8 Jul1 h 13 min

<p>Writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed joins Tyler this week to talk about her new book on A Hard Day’s Night and its roots in the world of the Goons, from the Fred shows to The Running, Jumping &amp; Standing Still Film.</p><p><br></p><p>Also:</p><ul><li>Richard Lester’s creative vision and Alun Owen’s pitch-perfect script</li><li>Why Beatlemania was distinctly black and white and how the film mirrors this</li><li>Wilfrid Brambell – and why the film wouldn&#39;t be the same without him.</li><li>Ringo and David Janson</li><li>Favourite scenes: from the ad agency to John &amp; Millie</li><li>Deleted scenes</li><li>The women of A Hard Day&#39;s Night and why the film avoided stereotypes that would later creep into Help!</li><li>Recasting ideas</li><li>Ringo’s odd line delivery</li><li>The disposable TV culture at the time</li><li>Those intriguing unmade Beatles films</li><li>And… was Paul Rodney Bewes to John’s Tom Courtenay?</li></ul><p> </p><p>A celebration of a film that&#39;s every bit as fresh, funny and ground-breaking today as it was in 1964.</p><p><br></p><p>Samira’s podcast Through the Square Window can be found HERE: <a href="https://squarewindow.co.uk/">https://squarewindow.co.uk/</a> </p>