ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you John, Paul, George and Ringo.

Thanks to all the writers, film-makers, photographers, artists and musicians who have allowed my Beatlemania to flourish with all your Beatles-loving work.

Thanks to all my friends and family who have listened to me babble on about The Beatles over the years (sorry for ruining all our walks to and from school, Lisa!), and for those who sang along with me too (it’s all your fault, Linda!), and who have encouraged me at various stages of writing.

Thanks especially to my sister, Jillian, who has been listening to all the podcasts, reading all the books, and watching all the YouTube videos along with me while I’ve been working on this. It was good to have a fellow fanatic along for the ride – you understand how important it is to know that George’s hair was the best in 1966, and Paul’s was the best in 1967.

Thanks to my publisher, Pete Burns, for your friendly perseverance in asking me to write Beatles 101 in the first place, and for your easy-going encouragement throughout.

Thanks too to my editor, Alison Rae, for such an enjoyable collaboration. Is it always this much fun?

Thanks to Helen Mockridge, Jamie Harris and Lucy Mertekis for banging the 101 drum.

Finally, thank you, readers. I hope you have enjoyed the show.