Premier At The Cavern 1966

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Liverpool, Merseyside.

SV. Sign outside the Liverpool's Cavern Club 'where it all began'. GV. Crowd outside. CU. Boys combing long hair. SV. Crowd carrying banners against Beatles. SV. People going into club, & CU. SV. Prime Minister Harold Wilson arriving with Socialist MP for Liverpool, Mrs...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52981
Sort Number:
66/060
Time in/Out:
01:41:04:00 / 01:42:24:00
Canister:
66/60
Film ID:
2001.21
Issue Date:
28/07/1966

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  • This event was arguably a nail in the coffin of the offshore pirate radio stations.

    The dapper looking chap seen arriving at 0.19 is Radio Caroline boss Ronan O'Rahilly and it's long been reported that he and the PM were later overheard having heated words which allegedly hardened Wilson's resolve to shut the pirates down.

    Has anyone else heard anything to that effect?

    CalMac 3rd Mar 2013

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