On September 1, 1963, The Beatles made an appearance on ABC Television's "Big Night Out" at Didsbury Studio Centre in Manchester. The day began with rehearsals, and in the evening, the band was filmed miming to three songs: "From Me To You," "She Loves You," and "Twist And Shout."
Hosted by Mike and Bernie Winters, the show featured additional guests such as Billy Dainty, Patsy Ann Noble, and Lionel Blair. Filmed in front of a studio audience of 600 people, the episode aired from 7:40 to 8:30 pm on September 7, 1963, across most of the ITV network.
Didsbury Studios, located in the former Capitol Cinema building, served as the filming location for the show from 1956 to 1969. After the closure of Didsbury Studios due to ABC's merger with Rediffusion, the building was later utilized by Yorkshire Television and Manchester Polytechnic. However, it was eventually demolished and replaced with an apartment block in the 1990s. This appearance on "Big Night Out" added to The Beatles' growing television presence during the height of Beatlemania.
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