11. A Tank of Piranhas and Fur-lined walls: Wips and the Origins of the Ad Lib Club

<p>The Ad Lib was THE Beatles' nightclub. In this epiosde, we explore its history before the Beatles made it their clubhouse, taking in Peter Cook's Establishment Club, sexy, drug-fuelled romps in Torremolinos, and Wip's nightclub with its fur walls and tank of piranhas.</p><p><br /></p><p>With two first-hand interviews from David Walsh and Elisabeth Luard, who were at the centre of the action, this episode is a richly satisfying study in how London swung just before the phrase Swinging London was invented. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the next episode, the Beatles themselves take centre stage, but what was happening before they took the lift to the top floor of Charles House is a great story in itself.</p>