▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁commun al ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁occasion ▁while ▁also ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁influence ▁that ▁the ▁Beat les ▁held ▁among ▁their ▁pe ers , ▁particularly ▁following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁inv itations ▁were ▁extended ▁through ▁Beat les ▁a ides ▁Mal ▁Evans ▁and ▁Tony ▁Br am well , ▁who ▁visited ▁various ▁London ▁night cl ubs ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁the ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁Also ▁among ▁the ▁studio ▁audience ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Small ▁F aces ▁and ▁the ▁design ▁collect ive ▁the ▁F ool . ▁Bal lo ons , ▁flowers , ▁stream ers ▁and ▁" L ove " ▁gra ff iti ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁celebr atory ▁atmosphere . ▁The ▁Beat les ▁and ▁their ▁ent ou rage ▁were ▁dressed ▁in ▁psych ed el ic ▁clothes ▁and ▁scar ves ; ▁in ▁his ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁performance , ▁Barry ▁Mil es ▁li ken ed ▁the ▁setting ▁to ▁a ▁medieval ▁gather ing , ▁broken ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁modern ▁studio ▁equipment ▁such ▁as ▁large ▁head ph ones ▁and ▁micro ph ones . ▁According ▁to ▁Michael ▁Front ani , ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁communic ations , ▁whereas ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper ▁showed ▁the ▁Beat les ▁as ▁artists ▁and ▁" ser ious ▁mus icians ", ▁Our ▁World ▁emphas ised ▁their ▁identity ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁hi pp ie ▁counter c ulture . ▁ ▁The ▁segment ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁D erek ▁Bur rell - D av is , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁Our ▁World ▁project . ▁It