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ITV counts down Beatles hits

The Beatles had 27 number ones in the UK and US

The Beatles had 27 number ones in the UK and US

ITV in the UK has commissioned a 120-minute one-off primetime celebration of The Beatles’ greatest songs.

The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One will tell the stories behind the songs featuring interviews with musicians, friends of the band, fellow performers and celebrity fans.

The band had 27 number ones in the UK and US and the show, from ITV Studios’ factual producer Shiver, hears from the people involved in the hits.

Shiver’s Nation’s Favourite strand has previously counted down the hits of Abba, Elvis and Queen among others and this latest entry will air on the commercial broadcaster later this year.

The show was greenlit by Priya Singh, commissioning editor for factual, and Richard Klein, director of factual.


Read more about what Klein does and doesn’t want for ITV’s factual output, what he has to spend and what slots he’s commissioning for in today’s Schedule Watch alert.

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