Probably no other band has had, or will ever have, the same impact as The Beatles did when they burst on to the music scene in the 1960s. Their influence wasn't just confined to the music that they made. Their clothes, hairstyles, even their distinctive Liverpool accents were copied all over the world by adoring fans who followed their every move.

From the early years of John, Paul, George and Ringo's youth, through the formative tours in Hamburg, and on to the artistic highs of Sergeant Pepper and beyond, The Beatles tells the fascinating tale of the meteoric rise to fame and fortune of the four lads from Liverpool who took the world by storm.