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Recollections - June 1994
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Recollections - June 1994

11 November 1995 17m

Paul, George and Ringo spend a happy summer's day together; singing, playing and warmly remembering early days of room sharing, haircuts, Beatleboots, first cars and meeting Elvis.

Compiling The Anthology Albums
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Compiling The Anthology Albums

11m

Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin detail the process of how they choose the tracks for Anthology Albums 1, 2 and 3.

Back At Abbey Road – May 1995
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Back At Abbey Road – May 1995

15m

Returning to Studio 2, Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin reflect on recording at Abbey Road Studios in the Sixties and some of the inventive techniques used in creating these recordings.

Recording “Free as a Bird” And “Real Love”
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Recording “Free as a Bird” And “Real Love”

11m

Paul, George, Ringo and Jeff Lynne reveal how they were able to produce the two new Beatles tracks from John's original demos provided by Yoko. This section includes intimate footage filmed in the studio during the recording of the tracks.

Production Team
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Production Team

13m

Neil Aspinall, Derek Taylor, Geoff Wonfor, Chips Chipperfield and other key members of the Anthology production Team explain the process of how The Beatles Anthology series was created.

Making The “Free as a Bird” Video
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Making The “Free as a Bird” Video

11m

An intriguing insight into how the Grammy award winning video for Free as a Bird was made. Director Joe Pytka explains how he and Apple developed the concept and discusses the innovative techniques that were used in the production.

“Real Love” Video
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“Real Love” Video

4m

The video that was not featured in the Anthology series, now remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound.

Credits
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Credits

1m

List of special features followed by list of credits

Part 1
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Part 1

19 November 1995 75m

The first feature-length episode focuses on The Beatles' early years in Liverpool to their 1964 World Tour. Also featured is the world premiere of the first new Beatles song in 25 years, Free As A Bird.

Part 2
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Part 2

22 November 1995 75m

The second feature-length episode focuses on the pressures of Beatlemania to Sgt. Pepper. Also featured is the world premiere of the second new Beatles song in 25 years, Real Love.

Part 3
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Part 3

23 November 1995 75m

The third (and originally final) feature-length episode of the focuses on the time between death of Brian Epstein to their breakup in 1970.

Episode Nine
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Episode Nine

28 November 2025 75m

This new episode includes unseen behind-the-scenes footage of Paul, George and Ringo coming together between 1994 and 1995 to work on 'The Anthology' and reflecting on their shared life as the Beatles.