SERGEANT PEPPER'S 40th ANNIVERSARY

Parts 1&2 (repeat): Wednesday 26 December
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 See photos of the Part 1 recordings
 See photos of Oasis
 See photos of Jamie Cullum
 See photos of The Zutons
See the full album tracklist

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of The Beatles' legendary album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, multi award-winning engineer Geoff Emerick heads back into the studio to demonstrate the innovative techniques employed for the recording at Abbey Road studios back in 1967. 

Talking to BBC News about the recording, Noel Gallagher said: "Sgt. Pepper is special for me because I was born on the 29 May, and it came out on the 1 June, so when I was being born in St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, it was being played on hospital radio..... and it still contains some of the greatest Beatles songs, like A Day in the Life, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." 

Part 1 of the documentary featured the Kaiser Chiefs, The Magic Numbers, Bryan Adams, Razorlight, The Fray and Travis.

Part 2 featured Oasis, Stereophonics, The Zutons and Jamie Cullum joining Geoff to witness and discuss how he first recorded the album tracks, as they record their own interpretations of one of the famous tracks, using the original analogue 4-track equipment.

Album Tracklist
The final tracks covered were as follows:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – Bryan Adams
With A Little Help From My Friends – Razorlight

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Athlete
Getting Better – Kaiser Chiefs

Fixing A Hole – The Fray
She’s Leaving Home – Magic Numbers

Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite - Jamie Cullum
Within You Without You - Oasis

When I'm Sixty Four - Russell Brand
Lovely Rita – Travis

Good Morning Good Morning - The Zutons
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) – Stereophonics

• Read the full interview with Noel Gallagher on BBC News
• 40 Years of Sgt. Pepper's on BBC 6 Music