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Dates: during 1990-1999
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NAME: B ("THE BEEB") BC AGE: 76 OCCUPATION: Exporting quality programming to America BEST PUNCH: BBC deejay John Peel denies ban, saying, "People claim their records have been banned, when in fact they are not being played because they are crap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 8, 1999 | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...caves and caverns of rock 'n' roll to the sedate duchy of the British Broadcasting Corp., whose listeners were more used to hearing poetry readings, gardening tips and news in Welsh than raucous cover versions of Little Richard and Little Eva. This odd couple, the Beatles and Auntie Beeb, hit it off, as the lads gaily bantered between numbers. When asked, "Do you ever get tired of being Beatles?" the four break into yawns of boredom. George Harrison explains that to avoid mob scenes, the guys go to restaurants "where the people there are so snobby they're the type...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHOW BUSINESS: Becoming the Beatles | 12/19/1994 | See Source »

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