John Lennon Letters
Channel: British Library
Date: 2013-01-10

John Lennon wrote letters and postcards all of his life, and now a selection of these letters is being published for the first time. They were sent to his friends, family, strangers, newspapers, organisations, lawyers and the laundry -- they were funny, informative, campaigning, wise, mad, poetic, anguished and sometimes heartbreaking. Hunter Davies, the authorised biographer of the Beatles and editor of the collection, talks about the John Lennon he knew and the unique insight that the letters give into the mind of one of the great figures of our times.

Concludes with a live performance by the Quarry Men.