The Beatles August 1967

Title: The Death Of Brian Epstein (Associated Press)
Type: TV News
Filming Location: Normal College, Bangor, Wales
Filming Date: August 27th 1967
Broadcast Date: August 27th 1967
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 02:30 Minutes
Quality: C-
Source: "The Beatles Newsreels Part 3 1966-1967" (Klokonos)(Upgrade 2025)
Other Sources: "The Beatles Upgrades & Additions 1967" (BedHead Productions)(Upgrade 2025)

Notes: The Beatles were in Bangor in north Wales when word came through that their manager Brian Epstein had died. Plans were immediately made for a return to London.

Earlier that day they had been fully inducted into Transcendental Meditation by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Afterwards, The Beatles were in the college grounds in Bangor following a late Sunday lunch when the pay phone in their dormitory began to ring.

After a while the phone continued to ring, and Jane Asher went inside to answer it. Brian Epstein`s assistant Peter Brown, who
had been given the number by Pattie Harrison, asked to speak to McCartney immediately.

Although the details surrounding Epstein`s death were vague, the story had already reached the British press. Reporters began to gather around the college entrance, eager to speak to The Beatles.