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Ringo Starr

1940-07-07 (84 years old) in Liverpool, England, UK

Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in August 1962, taking the place of Pete Best. In addition to his contribution as drummer, Starr featured as lead vocals on a number of successful Beatles songs (in particular, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and The Beatles version of "Act Naturally"), as co-writer with the song "What Goes On" and primary writer with "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden". As drummer for The Beatles, Starr was musically creative, and his contribution to the band's music has received high praise from notable drummers in more recent times. Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills", technically limited by being a left-handed person playing a right-handed kit. Drummer Steve Smith said that Starr's popularity "brought forth a new paradigm" where "we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect" and that Starr "composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs". In 2011, Starr was picked as the fifth-best drummer of all-time by Rolling Stone readers, behind drummers such as John Bonham, Keith Moon and Neil Peart. Starr is the most documented and critically acclaimed actor-Beatle, playing a central role in several Beatles films, and appearing in numerous other movies, both during and after his career with The Beatles. After The Beatles' break-up in 1970, Starr achieved solo musical success with several singles and albums, and recorded with each of his fellow ex-Beatles as they too developed their post-Beatle musical careers. He has also been featured in a number of TV documentaries, hosted TV shows, and narrated the first two series of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He currently tours with the All-Starr Band.

Movies

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Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
79 %|Dec 13, 2023
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles and the BBC
75 %|Nov 4, 2023
Music, Documentary
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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
68 %|Jul 30, 2023
Documentary, Music
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Paul Newman: The Restless
80 %|Jun 11, 2023
Documentary, TV Movie
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Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
90 %|May 6, 2023
Music
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Louder Than Rock
40 %|Apr 28, 2023
Documentary, Music
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Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
100 %|Apr 22, 2023
Music, Documentary
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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
60 %|Apr 13, 2023
Documentary
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Let There Be Drums!
60 %|Oct 28, 2022
Documentary
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The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
79 %|Jan 30, 2022
Music, Documentary
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Rat Pack
90 %|Jan 11, 2022
Documentary
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
0 %|Nov 20, 2021
Music, Documentary
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The Beatles and India
65 %|Aug 31, 2021
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles: Let It Be
0 %|Apr 15, 2021
Documentary, Music
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Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
50 %|Dec 21, 2020
Documentary, Music, Crime
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Zappa
73 %|Nov 27, 2020
Music, Documentary
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Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
0 %|Sep 17, 2019
Documentary
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Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
67 %|Aug 13, 2019
Documentary
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Understanding Lennon/McCartney
0 %|Dec 11, 2018
Documentary
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
74 %|Mar 30, 2018
Documentary, Music
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Take Your Pills
66 %|Mar 9, 2018
Documentary
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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
74 %|May 3, 2016
Music, Documentary
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Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
5 %|Feb 19, 2016
Music, Documentary
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Beatles på Sverigeturné
0 %|Jan 11, 2014
Documentary, Music
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Good Ol' Freda
71 %|Sep 6, 2013
Music, Documentary, History
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Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
74 %|Oct 5, 2012
Music, Documentary
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Produced By George Martin
77 %|Sep 11, 2012
Documentary, Music
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Beatles Stories
77 %|Nov 11, 2011
Documentary
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The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
0 %|Dec 15, 2010
Music, Documentary
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All You Need Is Klaus
65 %|Oct 2, 2010
Documentary, Music
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John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
20 %|Jul 19, 2010
Documentary, Music
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A Concert by the Lake
62 %|Feb 16, 2010
Music
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The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
0 %|Sep 9, 2009
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles on Record
64 %|Sep 6, 2009
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles: Parting Ways
65 %|Jan 1, 2009
Documentary, Music, Music
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All Together Now
71 %|Oct 20, 2008
Documentary, Music
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Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
55 %|Apr 29, 2008
Documentary, Music
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Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
60 %|Apr 8, 2008
Documentary
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The Beatles: Help!
65 %|Oct 27, 2007
Documentary
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Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
69 %|Sep 14, 2007
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles Explosion
65 %|Jan 1, 2007
Documentary, Music
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Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live
50 %|Aug 25, 2005
Music, Documentary
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The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
80 %|Feb 14, 2005
Documentary
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The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
0 %|Jul 1, 2004
Music
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Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
0 %|Jan 1, 2004
Documentary
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Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
50 %|Nov 25, 2003
Documentary
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Radio
72.45 %|Oct 24, 2003
Drama
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Concert for George
81 %|Oct 3, 2003
Music, Documentary
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Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
65 %|Nov 26, 2002
Music, Documentary
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Things They Said Today
0 %|Sep 30, 2002
Documentary
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Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
92 %|Jul 24, 2001
Animation, Family
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The Beatles: A Celebration
0 %|Jan 1, 1999
Documentary, Music
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Happy Birthday to John
48 %|Oct 9, 1997
Documentary
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The Beatles Unauthorized
0 %|Jan 1, 1996
Music, Documentary, History
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Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
0 %|Jan 1, 1996
Documentary, Music
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The Making of Sgt. Pepper
62 %|Jun 14, 1992
Documentary, Music
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Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift
60 %|Dec 19, 1990
TV Movie, Family, Fantasy
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Imagine: John Lennon
69 %|Sep 30, 1988
Documentary, Music
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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
75 %|Jan 1, 1988
Documentary, Comedy, Music
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Walking After Midnight
0 %|Jan 1, 1988
Documentary
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Jimi Plays Monterey
72 %|Oct 16, 1987
Documentary, Music
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Video From Hell
65 %|Feb 28, 1987
Music
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Fun with the Fab Four
0 %|Jan 1, 1986
Documentary
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The Making of Sun City
0 %|Jan 23, 1985
Documentary, Music
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Give My Regards to Broad Street
47 %|Nov 28, 1984
Drama, Music, Mystery
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
60 %|Jan 1, 1982
Documentary
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Caveman
65.19 %|Apr 17, 1981
Comedy, Adventure
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This Is Elvis
70 %|Apr 3, 1981
Drama, Music, Documentary
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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
0 %|Jul 25, 1979
Documentary, Music
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The Kids Are Alright
71 %|Jun 15, 1979
Documentary, Music
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The Last Waltz
76.36999999999999 %|May 1, 1978
Documentary, Music
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand
63 %|Apr 1, 1978
Comedy, Music
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Sextette
33 %|Mar 3, 1978
Comedy, Music, Romance
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The Beatles at Shea Stadium
77 %|Aug 6, 1977
Music, Documentary
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Mighty Good: The Beatles
40 %|May 14, 1977
Documentary
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The Day the Music Died
0 %|Jan 1, 1977
Music, Documentary, Drama
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Lisztomania
58 %|Oct 10, 1975
Music, Comedy, Fantasy
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The Society of the Spectacle
67 %|May 1, 1974
Documentary
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Son of Dracula
45 %|Apr 19, 1974
Comedy, Horror, Music
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That'll Be The Day
62 %|May 13, 1973
Music, Drama
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Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
60 %|May 11, 1972
Documentary
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The Concert for Bangladesh
78 %|Mar 23, 1972
Music, Documentary
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Weekend of a Champion
70 %|Feb 24, 1972
Documentary
actor
Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels
0 %|Dec 23, 1971
Documentary
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Cilla in Scandinavia
60 %|Nov 27, 1971
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Blindman
58 %|Nov 15, 1971
Western
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200 Motels
52 %|Nov 10, 1971
Fantasy, Comedy, Music
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The Point
70 %|Feb 2, 1971
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure
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Let It Be
75.77 %|May 13, 1970
Documentary, Music
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The Magic Christian
57 %|Dec 12, 1969
Comedy
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The Beatles: Something
50 %|Oct 6, 1969
Music
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Candy
51 %|Dec 17, 1968
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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The Beatles: Revolution
100 %|Sep 19, 1968
Music
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The Beatles: Hey Jude
82 %|Sep 8, 1968
Music
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The Movie Orgy
62 %|Jan 1, 1968
Comedy, Documentary, History
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Magical Mystery Tour
65.32 %|Dec 25, 1967
Music, Comedy, Fantasy, TV Movie
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Our World
0 %|Jun 25, 1967
Documentary
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El Rey en Londres
0 %|Oct 11, 1966
Music
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The Music of Lennon & McCartney
0 %|Dec 16, 1965
Family, Comedy, Music, Documentary
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Help!
69 %|Jul 29, 1965
Comedy, Music, Adventure
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A Hard Day's Night
73 %|Jul 7, 1964
Comedy, Music
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The Beatles Come to Town
70 %|Dec 22, 1963
Documentary
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The Mersey Sound
0 %|Sep 10, 1963
Documentary
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The Beatles are Coming
0 %|Invalid Date
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The Beatles - 1967-1970
100 %|Invalid Date
Music
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Beatles '64
0 %|Nov 28, 2024
Documentary, Music
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Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
100 %|Nov 12, 2024
Documentary, Music
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The Bannfoot Ferry
0 %|Jun 22, 2024
Documentary, History
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The Beach Boys
66 %|May 21, 2024
Documentary, Music
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
69 %|Oct 27, 2022
Documentary
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If These Walls Could Sing
66 %|Sep 3, 2022
Documentary, Music
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The Sparks Brothers
74 %|Jun 18, 2021
Documentary, Music, Comedy, History
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What Drives Us
68 %|Apr 30, 2021
Documentary, Music
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Meeting the Beatles in India
65 %|Sep 9, 2020
Documentary, Music
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Understanding McCartney
0 %|Jun 18, 2020
Documentary
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Mae West: Dirty Blonde
68 %|Jun 16, 2020
Documentary, TV Movie
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
76 %|Sep 6, 2019
Documentary
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Echo in the Canyon
67 %|May 24, 2019
Documentary, Music
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George Harrison - All Things Pass
0 %|Mar 20, 2018
Documentary, Music
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How the Beatles Changed the World
72 %|Oct 23, 2017
Documentary, Music
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
60 %|Aug 6, 2017
Documentary, History, TV Movie
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Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
77 %|Jun 3, 2017
Documentary, Music
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Free to Rock
64 %|May 1, 2017
Documentary, History, Music
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Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
0 %|Nov 16, 2016
Documentary
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
76 %|Sep 15, 2016
Documentary, Music
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
66 %|Jun 3, 2016
Comedy, Music
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
0 %|May 17, 2016
Documentary, Music
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Our Cilla
65 %|Dec 25, 2015
Documentary
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
90 %|Nov 11, 2015
Music, Documentary
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The Beatles 1
60 %|Nov 6, 2015
Music
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The Beatles 1+
85 %|Nov 6, 2015
Music
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The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed
60 %|Jan 20, 2014
Family, TV Movie, Animation, Action
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Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
60 %|Jan 20, 2014
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
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Ringo at the Ryman
90 %|Mar 22, 2013
Music
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Genius
55 %|Dec 28, 2012
Documentary
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Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
0 %|Oct 6, 2012
Music, Documentary
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Becoming the Beatles
0 %|Jan 1, 2012
Documentary
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The Winged Beetle
0 %|Jan 1, 2012
Music, Documentary
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
0 %|May 2, 2011
Music, History
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
0 %|May 2, 2011
Music, History
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
0 %|May 2, 2011
Music, History
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David Wants to Fly
71 %|May 6, 2010
Documentary
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Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
100 %|Jan 20, 2010
Animation, Family
actor
The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
0 %|Jan 1, 2010
Documentary
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The Beatles: The Complete Story
85 %|Jan 1, 2010
Music, Documentary
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Oh My God
55 %|Nov 13, 2009
Comedy, Documentary
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The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
0 %|Sep 25, 2009
Documentary
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The Beatles: Budokan Tokyo 1966
0 %|Jul 19, 2009
Music, Documentary
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Ringo Starr: Off the Record
0 %|May 2, 2008
Documentary
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The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
0 %|Nov 12, 2007
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles: Love
100 %|Nov 20, 2006
Music
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Doctor Who: Origins
0 %|Jan 30, 2006
Documentary
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Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
0 %|Jan 23, 2006
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
68 %|Jan 1, 2005
Music, Documentary
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Beatles Biggest Secrets
0 %|Dec 2, 2004
Documentary, Music, History
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The Beatles: Around the World
0 %|Nov 4, 2003
Documentary
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Beatles: The Journey
50 %|Jun 17, 2003
Documentary, History, Music
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Naqoyqatsi
61 %|Sep 2, 2002
Documentary
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Beatles: Big Beat Box
0 %|Dec 3, 2001
Documentary
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Wingspan
69 %|May 11, 2001
Documentary, Music
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Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
75 %|Dec 6, 1999
Animation, Family
actor
Television: The First Fifty Years
0 %|Jan 1, 1999
Documentary
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Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
90 %|May 2, 1997
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles Story
80 %|Jul 1, 1996
Documentary, Music
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Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
0 %|Oct 5, 1993
Music, Documentary
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Ringo Starr Going Home
0 %|Apr 18, 1993
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The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
77 %|Nov 13, 1991
Music, Documentary
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Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked
0 %|Jun 7, 1990
Animation, Family
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The Return of Bruno
66 %|Feb 7, 1987
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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An Audience with Billy Connolly
84 %|Oct 26, 1985
Comedy
actor
British Rock: The First Wave
0 %|Oct 10, 1985
Documentary
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Water
58 %|Jan 11, 1985
Adventure, Comedy
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The Compleat Beatles
75 %|Oct 1, 1982
Documentary, Music
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Paul McCartney - Take It Away
0 %|Jun 21, 1982
Music
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The Cooler
50 %|May 24, 1982
Fantasy, Music
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Ringo
52 %|Apr 25, 1978
Music, Comedy, TV Movie
actor
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
80 %|Oct 3, 1974
Documentary, Music, Animation
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Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
60 %|Apr 9, 1974
Documentary
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Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
75 %|Apr 15, 1973
Music, Documentary
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Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
0 %|Dec 18, 1969
Documentary
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24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
0 %|Dec 15, 1969
Documentary
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The Beatles - Abbey Road
0 %|Sep 26, 1969
Music
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Beatles Electroniques
80 %|Jan 1, 1969
Music
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The Beatles Mod Odyssey
0 %|Dec 10, 1968
Documentary
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Yellow Submarine
71 %|Jul 17, 1968
Music, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
actor
All You Need Is Love
0 %|Jul 7, 1967
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Monument
0 %|Apr 17, 1967
Documentary, Drama
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Die Beatles
0 %|Jul 5, 1966
Music, Documentary
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Reflections on Love
0 %|May 1, 1966
Documentary
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The Beatles: Live in Paris
0 %|Oct 31, 1965
Music, Documentary
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Doctor Who: The Chase
68 %|Jun 26, 1965
Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
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Pop Gear
75 %|May 19, 1965
Music
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What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
73 %|Oct 16, 1964
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
0 %|Jul 17, 1964
Music, Documentary
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The Beatles Sing for Shell
0 %|Jul 1, 1964
Music, Documentary
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The Beatles in Australia
0 %|Jun 1, 1964
Documentary, Music
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Around the Beatles
0 %|May 6, 1964
Documentary, Music
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The Beatles: Live in Washington DC
80 %|Mar 14, 1964
Music, Documentary
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Shed 17
0 %|Invalid Date
Animation, Horror, Drama, Thriller, Documentary

Series

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The Beatles: Get Back
84 %|Nov 25, 2021
Documentary
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McCartney 3, 2, 1
85 %|Jul 16, 2021
Documentary
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This Is Pop
56 %|Mar 6, 2021
Documentary
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Elvis Presley: The Searcher
76 %|Apr 14, 2018
Documentary
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Conan
70 %|Nov 8, 2010
Talk, Comedy, News
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Live From the Artists Den
0 %|Feb 1, 2009
Documentary
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20th Century Greats
0 %|Nov 27, 2004
Documentary
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Pet Star
73 %|Aug 9, 2002
Documentary, Family
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
58 %|Nov 2, 2001
Comedy, Talk
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The Early Show
57 %|Nov 1, 1999
News
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Classic Albums
77 %|Apr 14, 1997
Documentary
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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The Beatles Anthology
81 %|Nov 19, 1995
Documentary
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The Beatles Anthology
81 %|Nov 19, 1995
Documentary
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TOTP2
55 %|Sep 17, 1994
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
70.95 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
53.730000000000004 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
100 %|Apr 21, 1992
Animation, Family, Kids, Comedy
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The Simpsons
80 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
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Shining Time Station
74.29 %|Jan 29, 1989
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
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American Masters
69 %|Jun 23, 1986
Documentary
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Alice in Wonderland
69 %|Dec 9, 1985
Action & Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Thomas & Friends
66.53999999999999 %|Oct 9, 1984
Animation, Kids
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Princess Daisy
73 %|Nov 6, 1983
Drama
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Timewatch
68.57000000000001 %|Sep 29, 1982
Documentary
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Wetten, dass..?
55 %|Feb 14, 1981
Drama, Reality, Comedy, Talk
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An Audience with...
53 %|Jan 8, 1978
Talk
actor
Bitte umblättern
60 %|Apr 20, 1977
News
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
actor
V.I.P. Schaukel
60 %|May 9, 1971
Talk, Documentary
actor
Treffpunkte
0 %|May 26, 1970
News
poster
Monty Python's Flying Circus
82.41 %|Oct 5, 1969
Comedy
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Omnibus
70 %|Oct 13, 1967
Documentary
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
64 %|Sep 9, 1967
Comedy
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The Beatles
51 %|Sep 25, 1965
Animation, Comedy
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Top of the Pops
66.32 %|Jan 1, 1964
Reality
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Top of the Pops
66.32 %|Jan 1, 1964
Reality
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The Mike Douglas Show
48 %|Dec 11, 1961
Comedy, Talk
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Morecambe & Wise (multiple series)
65 %|Oct 12, 1961
Comedy
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The Ed Sullivan Show
65 %|Jun 20, 1948
Comedy, Talk