Swinging Through the Sixties: The Beatles and Beyond - Episode #5: 'The Profumo Affair - Sex, Lies... and Beatlemania'

Summary: Pimps, drug dealers, call girls, kinky orgies involving members of the ruling class, a government minister sharing a mistress with a Russian spy, a suicide… and the Prime Minister’s resignation. This was the scandal that rocked Britain in 1963—along with The Beatles simultaneously providing an alternative form of entertainment. Among the featured tracks: * ‘From Russia with Love’ – Matt Monroe * ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’ – Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas * ‘On the Rebound’ – Floyd Cramer * ‘Runaway’ – Del Shannon * ‘My Bonnie’ – Tony Sheridan & The Beatles * ‘You Don’t Know’ – Helen Shapiro * ‘Tower of Strength’ – Frankie Vaughan * ‘Come Outside’ – Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard * ‘Telstar’ – The Tornados * ‘All I Do is Dream’ – Mandy Rice-Davies * ‘Please Please Me’ – The Beatles * ‘Dance On’ – The Shadows * ‘Let’s Dance’ – Chris Montez * ‘Summer Holiday’ – Cliff Richard * ‘The Cruel Sea’ – The Dakotas * ‘How Do You Do It’ – Gerry and the Pacemakers * ‘From Me to You’ – The Beatles * ‘Confessin’ (That I Love You)’ – Frank Ifield * ‘(You’re The) Devil in Disguise’ – Elvis Presley * ‘She Loves You’ – The Beatles * ‘I’ll Get You’ (live) – The Beatles * ‘Nothing Has Been Proved’ – Dusty Springfield PLUS ultra-rare clips of The Beatles performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall and Walthamstow Granada in the spring of 1963.