First released three decades ago, The Beatles’ eight-part ‘Anthology’ series reinvented the music documentary. Instead of a standard treatment centred on an outside narrator and talking heads, ‘The Anthology” featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr candidly telling their own story, with all its complexities and contradictions.

It introduced The Beatles to new generations of viewers and listeners and marked the start of a creative and commercial afterlife that continues to this day.

Now, The Beatles ‘Anthology’ returns in its ultimate form for a comprehensive global release campaign — on screen, on record and in print, according to information put out by Apple Corp Ltd, a company set up by The Beatles to manage their IPs.

The Beatles’ landmark ‘Anthology’ documentary series has been restored and remastered and will be presented to the fans in a nine-part series that would feature a new episode and will stream on Disney+ from November 26,

The series’ original eight episodes trace the legendary journey that began in Liverpool and Hamburg and soon captivated the world. They bring to life the timeless stories of Beatlemania, the band’s ground-breaking arrival in the USA, their role at the forefront of the 1960s counterculture, their spiritual exploration in India and their eventual breakup. And through it all, the constant thread: the music.

The completely new ninth episode, including 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.

The musical side of ‘The Anthology’ Collection, originally curated by George Martin, have now been remastered by Giles Martin in the form of three double albums of rare material, a shadow story to the one told in the documentaries. They are an enthralling insight into the early development of songs that became the recorded masterpieces that resonate just as loudly today as they did when they were first recorded.

It also has an important new element. Anthology 4, newly curated by Giles, includes 13 previously unreleased demos and session recordings and other rare recordings. It also includes new mixes of The Beatles’ Anthology-associated hit singles: the GRAMMY-winning ‘Free As A Bird’ and ‘Real Love’, given new life by their original producer, Jeff Lynne, using de-mixed John Lennon vocals.

The restoration has been overseen by Apple Corps’ production team, working with Peter Jackson’s Wingnut Films & Park Road Post teams along with Martin, who has created new audio mixes for the majority of the featured music.

Finally, the 25th anniversary edition of The Beatles Anthology book will be released on October 14 by Apple Corps Ltd. and Chronicle Books. Throughout its pages, John, Paul, George and Ringo share their honest, intimate and revelatory recollections of the band’s journey.

Their memories are accompanied by impressions from their closest colleagues, including Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Derek Taylor and others. The bestselling 368-page book is beautifully illustrated with more than 1,300 photos, documents, artwork, and other memorabilia from the band’s archives.

Apple Corps Ltd. is a British multimedia company founded by The Beatles in 1968. It was established to manage the band’s creative and business interests, including their recorded music, films and other intellectual property. The company is known for its flagship division, Apple Records, which launched in the same year.