#OnThisDay 1966: Yellow Submarine by the Beatles was released. In 1968, George Dunning, director of the Yellow Submarine film, gave the BBC Release programme a magical mystery tour of the production process. | BBC Archive

There's no better defence against the Blue Meanies on this the bluest of Blue Mondays with the news that The Beatles YELLOW SUBMARINE will be sailing back onto the big screen on July 8. Keep your periscopes up for more info - all aboard for the cinema event of the year! | Yellow Submarine The Film

This July marks the 50th anniversary of our animated classic film, Yellow Submarine. On its release in 1968, Yellow Submarine was instantly recognised as a landmark achievement. The film combined pioneering animation techniques, dazzling visual invention, witty dialogue and of course glorious music. As part of the celebrations, we are releasing this picture disc of the title song, Yellow Submarine b/w Eleanor Rigby, which together was originally released as the band’s 13th single in August 1966.