The Beatles month on Foxtel Arts

To celebrate 40 years since The Beatles final performance together, Foxtel Arts has a month of Beatles specials coming.

Each Saturday night in August will consist of the following performances and documentaries:

6/8 7:30pm Lennon: Love is All You Need
6/8 9pm Discovering Lennon
12/8 7:30pm Tribute to Paul McCartney (Australian Premiere)
12/8 9pm Paul McCartney: The Love We Make
20/8 7:30pm George Harrison: The Quiet One
20/8 9pm Beatles: Here, There, Everywhere
28/8 7:30pm Ringo Starr: Live at the Ryman
28/8 9pm The Art of McCartney (Australian Premiere)

John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
Saturday August 6 at 7.30pm • Australian Premiere
John Lennon was a creative talent who inspired a legacy of songs that would define the 1960s. This documentary follows Lennon through his life as he performs with the Beatles, falls in love, and ultimately meets his tragic and untimely death. With never before seen footage, sit down with John and Yoko for a rare fifteen-minute interview, from 1968, as they discuss their first meeting and the artistic respect they have for each other. (1hr 30min)

A Tribute to Sir Paul McCartney
Saturday August 13 at 7.30pm • Australian Premiere
Sir Paul McCartney was honoured as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year. At a gala event in Los Angeles, Paul and a cast of superstar guests performed some of the quintessential songs from his renowned and celebrated career. (1hr)

Foxtel Arts Maestro Series: Movie Masterpieces with The A.S.O. and Margaret Pomeranz
Sunday August 14 at 7.30pm • Made by Foxtel
The third installment in our Foxtel Arts Maestro Series sees Foxtel Arts’ Margaret Pomeranz hosting with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as they perform a fantastic repertoire of Movie Music classics- everything from the Jaws theme track to Star Wars. Recorded for Foxtel Arts at the Festival Theatre, Adelaide in May 2016. (1hr 30min)

George Harrison: The Quiet One
Saturday August 20 at 7.30pm • Australian Premiere
George Harrison was the youngest member of the world famous group the Beatles. A man of many contradictions, he was known as the “Quiet One”, although Monty Python’s Eric Idol once remarked, George never stopped talking. Harrison was melancholy member of the group, who had a great sense of humour, the simple spiritual man who had a passion for motor racing and enjoyed his immense wealth. This documentary explores his life journey with interviews with those that were close to him. Through rare film footage, witness his undoubted musical talent, his time with the Beatles, and his long held spiritual beliefs that were a comfort to him until his un-timely death at just 58. (1hr)

The Art of McCartney
Saturday August 27 at 9.45pm • Australian Premiere
The Art of McCartney is a celebration of the music of Sir Paul McCartney performed by some of the world’s greatest artists with Paul’s band, including: Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, The Cure, The Who’s Roger Daltrey, Brian Wilson, Alice Cooper, Dr. John, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Barry Gibb, Jamie Cullum, KISS, Chrissie Hynde and many more. All aspects of Paul’s catalogue have been explored from The Beatles to his early solo work, to Wings and his later solo career. The Art Of McCartney is an audiophile’s dream – a triumphant coming together of extraordinary talent. (1hr)