About this episode
Few professional scribes received access to The Beatles like Ray Connolly. As a journalist with the Evening Standard , he found himself in the right place at the right time to cover the group during their final years. (It was to him that John confided that he'd quit the group; it was to Ray that Paul divulged: "I didn't leave the Beatles - The Beatles left the Beatles.") He later scripted the films That'll Be The Day and Stardust ; he also wrote radio plays and biographies. In 2018, he published Being John Lennon: A Restless Life . His e-book, The Ray Connolly Beatles Archive is essential. We discuss John as he knew him, abetted by Lennon biographer Jude Kessler . Ray's site: https://www.rayconnolly.co.uk/ "In My Life" performed by Mary Ruane (Talent scouted by Lisa Kasco ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices