In Part 1 of 3, famed Beatles historian David Bedford joins us to talk about growing up in Liverpool, Liverpool history and how he became a Beatles historian. Topics in Part 1 include:

• Introduction to the Episode and to David
• The Beatles history that has surrounded David wherever he's lived in Liverpool
• David's earliest Beatles-related memories
• David's beginnings in Beatles-related writing
• David's books Liddypool: Birthplace of the Beatles and The Fab One Hundred and Four
• Liverpool's history as a seaport and its fate in World War II
• The rise of Beatles tourism in Liverpool
• Liverpool clubs the Cavern, the Jacaranda and the Casbah

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You can check out what David's up to at https://davidabedford.com and you can find his books there as well as at https://beatlesbookstore.com, where you'll find all kinds of writings about the Beatles from over 20 different authors. You can also find David's books on amazon.com and pretty much wherever books are sold.

You can follow David on X at @Liddypooldave.

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