The Beatles’ drummer offered his insight to Sam Mendes, who is set to direct the four-film biopic project for Sony.

From Beatlemania to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ringo Starr has made his mark on popular culture.

The smiling blue tank engine and his locomotive pals made their first on-screen debut in a 1983 pilot episode called Down The Mine, narrated by Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.

Created in 1983, the five-minute episode introduced the signature elements of "Thomas & Friends," including Ringo Starr's soothing narration and hand-crafted model trains. But for decades, it ...

Ringo Starr is mostly known as the second or third best drummer in the Beatles. But for me – as for many children of the past four decades – he will forever be the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine.

An unseen version of the original pilot episode of the animated children's steam train cartoon Thomas & Friends, with narration from Ringo Starr of The Beatles, is to be released for the first time.

A never-before-seen pilot of Thomas & Friends, featuring the iconic narration of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, has been released to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the tank engine franchise. The ...

In honor of Thomas the Tank Engine's 80th anniversary, the original Sir Ringo Starr-narrated 1983 pilot for Thomas & Friends was released.

The footage from Down The Mine will be shown to co-incide with the 80th anniversary of the British franchise, which follows the adventures of Thomas the tank engine and his friends.

To celebrate we will be unveiling for the very first time the original pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1983. This episode, a piece of television history, was originally produced ...

Thomas & Friends is releasing the original, never-before-seen 1983 pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends on YouTube for the first time ever. PEOPLE has a sneak peek at the special episode, ...