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80th Anniversary of Abbey Road Studios

Duration:
2 hours
First broadcast:
Thursday 24 November 2011

This month, the world-famous Abbey Road studios celebrate their 80th anniversary. Jo Whiley presents a special show looking back at some of the Radio 2 concerts we've put on at Abbey Road.

Hear highlights from concerts including Coldplay, Taylor Swift, David Gray, Rumer and many more. Plus, Jo will be joined in Abbey Road Studio 2 (the Beatles' studio) by Emeli Sande and Nerina Pallot who'll both perform a couple of songs.

Jo also looks back at the history of Abbey Road and talks to various people including music producers, engineers and musicians about their memories of the studios, and how studios are adapting to meet the future demands of the music industry.

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