Television: Scene At 6.30 – 14 August 1963

Q: What was Scene At 6.30?

Granada TV nightly current affairs and entertainment magazine, northern ITV region, 1962–1968.

Q: What did The Beatles wear on Scene At 6.30?

Black polo-necks and jeans — a departure from their normally suited attire.

Q: Where did The Beatles go after filming?

Back to Llandudno for their six-night Odeon Cinema residency (12–17 August 1963).

August 14, 2026

Wednesday 14 August 1963 | Television, The Beatles

Programme	Scene At 6.30, Granada TV
Studio	Studio Four, Granada TV Centre, Manchester
Songs recorded	‘Twist And Shout’ (broadcast 14 August); ‘She Loves You’ (broadcast 19 August)
Attire	Black polo-necks and jeans

On 14 August 1963, The Beatles drove from Liverpool to Granada TV Centre in Manchester to record two performances for Scene At 6.30, a current affairs television programme broadcast to England’s northern ITV region. The recording took place in Studio Four.

For the occasion, The Beatles wore black polo-necks and jeans — a notable departure from their normally suited attire, and a look closely associated with the With The Beatles era of late 1963.

Two songs were performed. ‘Twist And Shout’ was broadcast that same evening, while ‘She Loves You’ was shown the following Monday, 19 August 1963.

After filming was complete, The Beatles drove back to Llandudno, where they were in the middle of a six-night residency at the Odeon Cinema (12–17 August 1963).

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Scene At 6.30

Scene At 6.30 was a nightly current affairs and entertainment magazine programme produced by Granada Television and broadcast across the northern ITV region. It ran from 1962 to 1968 and was one of the key regional television outlets for pop music in the early 1960s, regularly featuring Merseybeat and other northern acts during the height of the beat boom.

Granada TV, based in Manchester, had a strong relationship with The Beatles and the wider Liverpool music scene. The company had filmed the group at the Cavern Club in August 1962 — some of the earliest television footage of the group in existence.

Key Facts

Date	Wednesday 14 August 1963
Programme	Scene At 6.30, Granada TV
Studio	Studio Four, Granada TV Centre, Manchester
‘Twist And Shout’ broadcast	14 August 1963
‘She Loves You’ broadcast	19 August 1963 (Monday)
Attire	Black polo-necks and jeans

Frequently Asked Questions

What was Scene At 6.30?

Scene At 6.30 was a nightly current affairs and entertainment magazine programme produced by Granada Television and broadcast across the northern ITV region from 1962 to 1968.

What did The Beatles wear on Scene At 6.30?

The Beatles wore black polo-necks and jeans for the Scene At 6.30 recording — a departure from their normally suited attire and a look associated with the With The Beatles era.

Where did The Beatles go after filming Scene At 6.30?

After filming in Manchester, The Beatles drove back to Llandudno, where they were in the middle of a six-night residency at the Odeon Cinema (12–17 August 1963).