Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Last updated on May 15, 2023
Location: BFI (British Film Institute), London, UK
Previous article Sep 10, 2012 • "Produced by George Martin" documentary released in DVD / BluRay in the UK
Session Sep 20, 2012 • Recording "Hope For The Future" at Avatar Studios
Interview November 2012 ? • Paul McCartney interview for MOJO
Article Oct 02, 2012 • "Magical Mystery Tour" screening in London
Article Oct 05, 2012 • "Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO" broadcast on UK TV
Single Oct 05, 2012 • "Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (withdrawn version)" by The Beatles released in the UK
Magical Mystery Tour (TV Special)
1967 • For The Beatles • Directed by The Beatles
On this day, Paul McCartney attended a screening of The Beatles’ newly-restored 1967 film “Magical Mystery Tour” in London, as part of the promotion of its upcoming reissue of the film on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Paul sat next to George Martin’s son Giles, who worked on the audio clean-up of the film. Among the other guests of the night were Pattie Boyd, Peter Blake, Ray Cooper, Paul Wickens, Liam Gallagher, Peter Asher, Paul Weller, Terry Jones and Neil Innes.
First screening of magical mystery tour, I sat next to Paul. It sounded fantastic- well I didn’t get prodded so I think we got away with it!
Giles Martin – From Twitter, October 3, 2012
From paulmccartney.com, October 6, 2012:
Last Tuesday 2nd October Paul attended a screening of The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ film at London’s BFI (British Film Institute), where he also met up with Beady Eye’s Liam Gallagher.
The screening was to celebrate the restoration of the 1967 film which is being released on DVD and Blu-ray this Monday the 8th October.
UK fans can watch the film as well as a new Arena documentary tonight on BBC2 from 9.45. International fans should check local listings for broadcasts in their area.
From For Whom The Bell Tells, December 31, 2012:
By the time October rolled around, it was time for Paul to have a little fun. The month kicked off with a special screening of The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ film at London’s BFI to celebrate the restoration and DVD release of the film. One person who was thrilled to see Paul in attendance was Beady Eye’s Liam Gallagher, who waited patiently and politely to be photographed with Paul. We won’t tell anyone, Liam…
Notice any inaccuracies on this page? Have additional insights or ideas for new content? Or just want to share your thoughts? We value your feedback! Please use the form below to get in touch with us.