{"id":38997,"date":"2023-11-02T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1918966"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:40:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:40:59","slug":"lauren-lavernes-verdict-on-the-new-beatles-song-now-and-then","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/lauren-lavernes-verdict-on-the-new-beatles-song-now-and-then\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren Laverne\u2019s verdict on the new Beatles song Now and Then"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Desert Island Discs presenter shares her emotional response to hearing John, Paul, George and Ringo one last time. <\/p>

By Craig Mclean\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 02 November 2023 at 14:00 PM<\/p>

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\u201cI cried like a baby! And I never cry,\u201d reveals Lauren Laverne, recalling the first time she heard the new Beatles song Now and Then<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This emotional reaction broke one of the BBC Radio 6 Music and Desert Island Discs presenter\u2019s own broadcasting rules \u2013 no tears on the job. \u201cObviously I listen to some very difficult stories when people are talking to me for Desert Island Discs. They\u2019re often very emotional episodes,\u201d Laverne explains. \u201cBut with this, I actually did cry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m quite a softie in real life, so I have a thing where I just can\u2019t cry at work. But someone said to me, \u2018I think you might get emotional hearing this\u2026\u2019 And I do have very deep connections to the Beatles.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the song \u2013 all four Beatles, reunited by the wonders of technology on a \u201clost\u201d demo by John Lennon in 1979 \u2013 unspooled, so did the 45-year-old\u2019s emotions. Such was the impact of the avowedly \u201clast\u201d Beatles track.<\/p>\n

And this afternoon, having kept quiet about this precious experience for several weeks, Laverne can finally exhale as the world can share in the wonder of hearing John, Paul, George and Ringo back together for one final moment of musical magic.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s global treasure, isn\u2019t it?\u201d she says. \u201cIt was quite a profound experience to get the chance to hear it [early]. And I couldn\u2019t get over the resonance of the title: to have this final track that\u2019s arrived out of the mists of time, which takes us back to the beginning of this amazing story \u2013 this story that\u2019s become part of our national character\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

The new, short documentary, The Beatles \u2013 Now and Then \u2013 The Last Song<\/a>, which Laverne introduced in a UK TV exclusive on yesterday\u2019s special edition of The One Show, reflected this sentiment. She praises the \u201clovely, beautifully non-linear way that the film is constructed \u2013 it\u2019s not represented in a chronological way. I thought that was so clever and so touching.\u201d<\/p>

She continues: \u201cIt\u2019s the story of Britain in the 20th century, I think. Lads from an industrial city who represent so strongly what Britain did, as we moved from this industrial country to being a place where arts and culture is made. Which is very much what we\u2019re about now: this is a place where ideas are born. They represent this story about Britain, about who we all are. They represent us.\u201d<\/p>\n

For this lifelong fan and mother-of-two who\u2019s passed on to her children her own parents\u2019 obsession with the band, the Beatles are everything to Laverne. Arguably, the same applies universally: the Beatles\u2019 music is in all of us. So, yes, we can all cry \u2013 and cry together.<\/p>\n

Now and Then by the Beatles is available to stream now \u2013 you can also pre-order on CD<\/a> and vinyl<\/a> ahead of release on Friday 3rd November.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more about Lauren Laverne\u2019s personal history of the Beatles in the current issue<\/a> of Radio Times magazine \u2013 on sale now<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Now and Then \u2013 The Last Beatles song is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Visit our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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