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The landmark documentary series directed by Geoff Wonfor and Bob Smeaton has been restored and remastered 30 years after its UK broadcast including new audio mixes created by Giles Martin for most of the featured music. The original eight episodes trace the journey of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr from Liverpool to global superstardom. Stories about Beatlemania and the band's euphoric reception in America are interwoven with reflections on their pivotal role in 1960s counterculture. A new ninth episode goes behind the scenes of the series and captured Paul, George and Ringo working on The Anthology between 1994 and 1995 and reminiscing about their shared life

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Mark Taylor

Originally broadcast 30 years ago, this exhaustive eight-part documentary did much to bolster and enshrine the Beatles’ legacy. Now, having been visually and audially refreshed using the latest technology, it’s being released again.

With full access to the band’s archive and told via to-camera testimony from Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, with audio commentary from John Lennon, it remains the definitive retelling of pop culture’s greatest story. One particular highlight is a new ninth episode, which has been put together from previously unseen footage, filmed between 1994 and 1995, of the surviving “Threetles” as they reunited, reminisced and worked on new music.

As a whole, the series serves as a thorough introduction to the Fab Four for the TikTok generation, and a joyous trip down memory lane for everyone else.

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