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How a reporter tracked down the Beatles in Greece
Labis Tsirigotakis’ account fleshes out our picture of the group’s trip – while raising a few additional questions
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Jonathan Knott
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February 2024

November 2023

'Alex said they could pay less tax in Greece’: the financial context of the Beatles’ island plans
Alexis Mardas is said to have claimed that he could help the Beatles ‘pay a lot less tax in Greece than they were paying in England’
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Jonathan Knott

September 2023

May 2023

April 2023

12. 'Likely to attract publicity': The cold war context of the Beatles' Greek island plans
At the time it approved the Beatles’ application for property currency, the British government was having to weigh public opinion on Greece against…
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Jonathan Knott
11. Actor, architect, soldier…spy? The intriguing inner circle of Alexis Mardas
There appears to be some justification behind Mardas' reported claims of high-level connections in Greece.
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Jonathan Knott
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10. ‘Be at Leso’: the strange world of Beatles mythology
We often read too much into apparent clues that don’t really exist. On the other hand, small details sometimes point towards surprising truths.
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Jonathan Knott
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November 2022

9. Where the Beatles went on their Greek island cruise (according to a Greek newspaper)
According to ‘To Vima’, the Beatles visited several islands on a ‘six-day cruise’ before returning to Athens.
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Jonathan Knott
8. Day trippers: a rooftop gig in a Greek mountain village
According to newspaper reports at the time, the Beatles met at least one tourism representative in Arachova, where they were presented with an array of…
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Jonathan Knott
7. Where was the Greek island the Beatles wanted? The evidence for the three locations linked to them
Greek islands in at least three different locations have been linked to the Beatles. But two of these possibilities were apparently quashed at an early…
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Jonathan Knott

August 2022

6. Were the Beatles ‘used as propaganda’?
The group were surprised to find that the Greek media were apparently being kept informed of their itinerary
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Jonathan Knott
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