“I knew instantly you can never play Beatles songs on screen because the copyright is too expensive. So I’m thinking, ‘How would you do a Beatles episode without Beatles music?’ And that becomes the entire plot,” Davies explains. “That’s where the idea came from – copyright law!”
Yeah, Lennon never said they were bigger than Doctor Who, after all 🙂 A brand like this show could probably negotiate something. On the other hand, I’m glad the money goes toward what we see in the screen rather than licencing part of Come together…
I do have to say, that is quite a cool way to come up with a plot
You know what they say, “When life doesn’t hand you a lemon, just stir some sugar in water” 🙂