"The Beatles! Backstage and Behind the Scenes" -- Black-and-white photographs drawn from the

"The Beatles! Backstage and Behind the Scenes" -- Black-and-white photographs drawn from the archives of CBS Television and Life photographer Bill Eppridge, is on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington. The show runs through July 5.
XM satellite radio -- All day today, XM Satellite Radio begins a host of Beatles 40th anniversary specials with Beatles-around-the-clock on XM6, the '60s channel. Over the next three months, XM Live will be serve up "40 Hours for 40 Years," drawing on various BBC programs in its collection. From Feb. 9 to 14 at 6 p.m., XM Live will air the six-part "The Beatles Story," mostly told in their own words. The celebration concludes April 6 with a 26-hour marathon, "The Beatles A to Zed," a historic audio documentary two years in the making.
"The Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring the Beatles" -- In October, Sofa Entertainment released a two-disc DVD with all four of the Beatles' Sullivan shows in their entirety.
"The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit" -- The Albert and David Maysles documentary is out on DVD with a 50-minute bonus disc.
"Once There Was a Way ... Photographs of the Beatles" -- Abrams has published a new, expanded edition of Harry Benson's classic photographs charting the rise of Beatlemania in England, France and America in 1964 and beyond. For the 40th anniversary of the Beatles coming to America, Benson has published a limited-edition box set of 12 photos (www.HarryBenson.com).
"The Beatles: A Private View" -- Robert Freeman was the Beatles' official photographer from 1963 to 1966 and shot their first five album covers, including 1963's "With the Beatles" (known here as "Meet the Beatles"), which is often hailed as the quintessential rock album cover.
"The Beatles Are Coming! The Birth of Beatlemania in America" -- Bruce Spizer's fifth Beatles book is the definitive story of the year leading up to homegrown Beatlemania, with hundreds of photos and documents revealing just how difficult that birth was.
"The Beatles Come to America" -- Martin Goldsmith's cultural history of America in the '60s traces the impact of John F. Kennedy's assassination and the emotional release provided by the Beatles.
"Ticket to Ride" -- Larry Kane was the only journalist to accompany the Beatles on their epochal first American tour in the summer of 1964. The book includes a 60-minute CD of Beatles interviews from that tour.