Yellow Submarine - The Film. A Psychedelic Jukebox!

In 1966 plans were hatched to commission an animated feature based on The Beatles song, Yellow Submarine.

However, with a production team which included the maker of 200 'Popeye' cartoon shorts. John, Paul, George and Ringo wanted nothing to do with it. In fact, The Beatles voices were recreated by a by an ensemble of British character actors and comedians!

However, by the time the production was complete and the group watched this psychedelic jukebox of a film, they were 100% behind it.

In this week’s episode we tell the story of this one of a kind animated film. Who was behind it, the music, the voice over artists, its premiere and the merchandise. In fact, the complete story. So settle down with a coffee (or tea) and listen to

Welcome to episode 30 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles podcast you didn’t know you needed.

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