Ringo's Been Here Nine Weeks: The Shocking Truth Behind Beatles' First Interview Reveals Band's Uncertain Future

In a cramped hospital radio station in 1962, four lads from Liverpool unwittingly made history - but did they know what lay ahead?

• The Beatles were still playing Hamburg clubs when their first-ever radio interview took place

• A newly-joined Ringo Starr was counting his tenure in weeks, revealing the band's precarious early dynamics

• The interview captures the moment before their meteoric rise, with 'Love Me Do' just released and no number one hits