Love Me Do? Fifty years later, we still do

The Beatles in 1963 (Getty Images)

There are plenty of reasons to celebrate today. Not only is it 50 years since James Bond hit cinema screens, but it is also five decades since The Beatles released their debut single "Love Me Do".

It was released on 5 October 1962 by Parlophone. It enter the charts at Number 1, peaking at 17 two months after it came out.

Trivia: Today is also the birthday of Band Aid founder Bob Geldof, who turns 51