BEATLEMANIA

The newspapers were calling it "Beatlemania" and there was no doubt that Britain was in love with The Beatles. 

Screaming fans clogged the streets around the London Palladium when the Liverpool rock group starred in a TV show, caused traffic jams at airports - incidentally delaying the new Prime Minister - and bought enough copies of She Loves You to keep it at number one for four weeks.

The "Fab Four" - or "Mop Tops", as the press dubbed its new heroes - reached their greatest pinnacle yet when they topped the bill at the Royal Variety Performance  in London. It seemed even the Royals had succumbed to the charm of John, Paul, Ringo and George. Yeah, yeah, yeah.