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In the summer of 1962 the Beatles auditioned for producer George Martin at Parlophone Records.

Having been rejected by every other record company, it was their last chance to get a recording contract.

As the world soon found out, they passed the audition.

But what if they'd been turned down?

Seen through the eyes of Freda, their teenage Liverpool fan club secretary, this is Ray Connolly's affectionate comedy drama about what might have happened to the Beatles if George Martin had said, 'No'.

Freda ...... Sara Bahadori
John ...... Andrew Knott
Paul ...... Stephen Fletcher
George ...... Luke Broughton
Ringo ..... Daniel Crossley
Brian Epstein ...... Jonathan Keeble
George Martin ...... Jonathan Keeble
Stepmother ...... Ruth Alexander-Rubin
Mrs Harrison ...... Ruth Alexander-Rubin
Cynthia ...... Hope Brownhill

Director: Gary Brown

First broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 in November 2013.

*** Broadcast on 4 Extra to mark the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first universal chart number 1, From Me To You, in May 1963.