# George Harrison

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Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban

On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags, following a unanimous parliamentary vote. In the gallery sat Shahriar Hossain, returning from years in exile to witness the outcome of a campaign he had helped to drive. The roots of that decision stretch bac...

George Harrison Exposes The Beatles Were Already Falling Apart Before Yoko | tribuune.

In this video, we examine George Harrison's own words about life inside The Beatles, his growing frustration with the Lennon-McCartney songwriting dominance, his complicated relationship with Paul McCartney, and why he felt creatively restricted during the band's final years.Uploaded 04-07-26Draw...

In Conversation with Eoghan Lyng, author of "Queen: Song by Song"

Episode 210: In Conversation with Eoghan Lyng, author of "Queen: Song by Song" It's no secret that Brian and Sarah are huge Queen fans. Consequently, when they were presented with the opportunity to talk with the author of a book which covers every Queen song on every album, our hosts jumped a...

The 'guardian angel' of Route 66

In 1978, a new highway bypassed the US ​town of Seligman, Arizona. It diverted traffic away from Route 66, decimating local businesses which relied on passing trade. In 1985, the whole of Route 66 was officially decommissioned. 99-year-old Angel Delgadillo tells Helen Ledwick how he fought back, ...

Shallow Hal with BJ Colangelo (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 21)

In high school, Gwyneth Paltrow said her biggest fear was "obesity," but she bravely donned a fat suit to play Rosemary, the love interest for Jack Black's Hal in the 2001 romantic comedy Shallow Hal. We're joined by This Ends at Prom co-host BJ Colangelo to talk about Gwyneth's tone-deaf press t...

Episode 92: SBS Perfect Ten V27 Jon Winner.

Jon picks his Perfect Ten from the 1970s. Really enjoyed putting this together as trhere was a couple of curve balls i did not expect from the likes of George Harrison, Lee Marvin and Blue Swede. proving to me that every day is a school day always learning !Listen Link In CommentsPlease Support t...

Stereo Embers The Podcast 0524: Joe Philpott (Rubyhorse, The White Horse Guitar Club)

"All Roads Lead To Where You Are" When I was in 6th grade my teacher read us a section from Ellen Raskin's The Westing Game. What happens next I remember asking. And what did she say? You know what she said: "You'll have to read the book to find out." When it comes to Joe Phillpott, you really d...

Sounds Like Rock & Soul | Rock Music History: Tributes (Part 2)

The rock music history podcast. This week: find out why Stevie Wonder paid tribute to four jazz legends; how George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Ronnie Wood all fell in love with the same woman; why Kate Bush wrote a song about dancing with Hitler; and how John Cale channelled the spirit of Andy Wa...

The founding of Malaysia’s space agency

In 2002, the prime minister of Malaysia decided he wanted to advance the country’s space programme. Malaysia had sent satellites into space during the 1990s under the guidance of Prof Mazlan Othman, the country’s first astro-physicist. She was asked to form a national space agency and decided...

Here Comes The Sun – Ajay Chowdhury

Send us Fan Mail Crime writer and Shazam co-founder Ajay Chowdhury joins the show to talk about Here Comes the Sun, from Abbey Road. We discuss how George Harrison wrote it in Eric Clapton's garden while skiving off Apple business meetings, and the tricky middle section, which Dhani Harrison link...