George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles interviewed by Binny Lum in London, England in 1964.

There is no pretence at journalistic objectivity in this report by Lillian Roxon about John Lennon and Yoko Ono ‘mingling with the citizens’ of New York.

We look back at local and overseas reporting and reactions to the death of music legend John Lennon on 8 December 1980.

In a 1981 interview, just months after the murder of John Lennon in New York, his friend and fellow musician Billy Preston remembers John Lennon. 

A poignant tribute to John Lennon from radio 3GL in Melbourne, broadcast December 1980 not long after his death.

A report on Ten Eyewitness News on 10 December 1980, just two days after John Lennon was shot dead in New York, shows a group of Australian fans of The Beatles and how they reacted to Lennon's murd

George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles interviewed by Binny Lum in London, England in 1964.

Photograph taken in 1964 when Binny Lum interviewed John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr from The Beatles in London. Photo by Geoff Charter.