In episode 3, Bill Barron recalls growing up behind the scenes at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland - the place where his dad was 'first trumpeter' in the resident orchestra and where his mam worked in the bar. He got to meet stars such as Stan Laurel and The Beatles - but what did he think of them?

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