Today (March 4) in London History – John Lennon on Jesus

On March 4, 1966 the London Evening Standard published an interview with John Lennon in which the Beatle claimed that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.” The interview caused a big fuss on the other side of the Atlantic, especially in the Bible Belt. That interview – and the fuss it caused – is the subject of this Today in London History podcast. And a bit of a change – instead of me, David, telling the tale, I’ve gone to the man himself,  Beatles expert Richard Porter.

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