Brian Epstein
Brian Epstein was the manager of the music group the Beatles.
When speaking to Paul McCartney in 1963, the Fifteenth Doctor used the excuse of being sent on behalf of Epstein to convince McCartney to talk to him. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"])
Ian Chesterton once described a "really freaky" dream he had which involved Epstein doing the twist atop a piano with Alma Cogan. (PROSE: Byzantium! [+]Loading...["Byzantium! (novel)"])
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As manager of the Beatles, Brian Epstein granted permission for the Doctor Who production team to use footage from a 1965 Top of the Pops episode of the group singing "Ticket to Ride". This footage was subsequently used in the television story The Chase [+]Loading...["The Chase (TV story)"]. Ironically, this clip only survives because of its use in the first episode of The Chase, as that specific Top of the Pops episode no longer exists in the BBC Archives. Thus, the clip that Who's production team sourced is the only known surviving footage of that performance known to exist.
Originally, the production team attempted to get the band to film an in-studio cameo for the story in which they played elderly versions of themselves, circa 1996, playing at the Festival of Ghana. However, this was vetoed by Epstein on the grounds that it would be poor for the group's image.
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