we'll walk in the sun

'John and Paul would write the songs at the beginning, then George started, and then I joined in. I remember ending up in the studio for hours and hours in the end. It was good, but I was the first person ever to put a back on a drum stool, so that I could just lean back a little. There was a lot of hanging-out time and I always wanted to be by the kit, ready if anyone got inspired.' 

John Lennon, Paul McCartney (1964) Photographer: Ringo Starr

'Paul and me. Timer shots are always weird because you don't know when it's going to go. When you're in hotels, you just look for things to do and have a bit of fun. The Beatles only ever had two rooms in a hotel; we'd always share. That's when you really get to know each other, when you're hanging out in the same room.'

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr (1964) Photographer: Ringo Starr

'Paul looks very French. It was weird when we first went to Paris to play, because we were used to screaming girls and Paris was full of boys. It was a very deep scream, which was really noticeable to us.' 

Paul McCartney in Paris (1964) Photographer: Ringo Starr

'John had this weird way of sitting. The knee could go down to the floor and the leg right up to his shoulder! John and his fabulous loose hips. It's far out, isn't it? I can't do it. All you people reading this out there - can you do it?' 

John Lennon (1964) Photographer: Ringo Starr

'I love this shot of John and George listening to a tape. Look at the size of the damn thing! It's a little player and they've plugged it into a radio. It wasn't all great sound in those days; you just got the best that you could.' 

John Lennon, George Harrison (1964) Photographer: Ringo Starr

An extraordinary Acheulean handaxe knapped around a fossil shell circa 500,000-300,000 years ago.

The maker appears to have deliberately flaked around the shell to preserve and place it in a central position. As a result this handaxe has been described as an early example of artistic thought.

From West Tofts, Norfolk.

Trio, 1974