ABC series I Was Actually There will screen the last ever interview with legendary broadcaster Bob Rogers.
This week’s episode looks back on The Beatles famous visit to Adelaide in 1964. Rogers was a Disc jockey with 2UE in Sydney, who travelled with the Beatles all over Australia.
Producer Kirk Docker, who dedicates the episode to the late Rogers, said, “We knew he was old and that he was hanging on.
“We also shot that in his own house. There’s a beautiful wide shot of him with a chandelier above him on our set. When we actually shot him at his house in Mosman, he was eloquent, and remembered it all.
“His memory for details was impeccable. He seemed to remember the impact of the fandom on The Beatles, in particular, the girls.”
Rogers passed away in May aged 97.
Other famous faces will also appear in the episode:
John Brewster Jones – Teenage Beatles fan who went on to form The Angels
John Law – Teenage fan whose world was ‘grey’ before the arrival of the Beatles
Rick Harrison – 19-year-old Beatles fan who later played in the Masters Apprentices
Susan Brennan – Wife of the director of John Martin’s, which sponsored the Beatles
Kate Fitzpatrick – Teenage fan, now renowned actress, who wagged school to see the Beatles
Jan Cocks-Salvemini – 14-year-old girl who met the Beatles at Adelaide airport
Malcolm Cooke – Assistant tour manager of Aztec Services, who brought the group to Australia
Eldon Crouch – 5AD announcer, who live commentated the Beatles arrival in Adelaide
Ann Domingo – Teenage fan who stayed at the South Australian Hotel and met the Beatles
Hennie Noll – Ann’s best friend who joined her at the hotel
Peter Findlay – Artist who presented his portraits of the Beatles to them at a press conference
Adele Minns – 17-year-old Ringo Starr lookalike who was introduced to the group
8pm Tuesday on ABC.
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