A Sunderland Echo film tribute to the Fab Four as their newest track is released
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00:00 The Beatles have a new track out but they've rarely been out of the Sunderland Echo headlines
00:05 because so many of you have fond memories of the Fab Four and the Weaside Links. As the world gets
00:13 to hear their latest song called Now and Then made using special technology. Here's a few
00:20 reminders of what John, Paul, George and Ringo have in common with Sunderland. Town detective
00:27 Bill Ford had a unique claim to fame. He helped the Beatles to escape from hundreds of screaming fans.
00:34 He was the detective sergeant on duty when the band was playing their third gig inside the year
00:40 in Sunderland in 1963. But the Ford family's links with the Beatles don't end there. Bill and his sons
00:49 including George dressed up as the band and performed at Christmas concerts. Vicki Foster
00:54 was 17 when she made the Echo headlines in 1994 with her Beatles memorabilia collection.
01:01 But the Beatles were not top of the bill when they first appeared at the Empire in early 1963.
01:08 That honour went to 16 year old Helen Shapiro who already had a number one with her song Walking
01:17 Back to Happiness. Many Echo readers recall that they couldn't hear a word of the songs because of
01:22 all the screaming Beatles fans. But what are your best memories of the Fab Four?
01:27 Email chris.cordner@nationalworld.com to tell us more.