The Beatles’ landmark 1995 “Anthology” series has been restored and remastered in celebration of its 30th anniversary with 2025 updated releases on screen, as music collections and in print. The original documentary series, which ran across three nights in November ’95 on ABC-TV in the U.S. and on ITV in the U.K., has been expanded with a brand-new episode that includes previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage of Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr coming together between 1994 and 1995 to work on “The Anthology” and reflecting on their shared life with John Lennon as The Beatles.
From the August 21st announcement from Apple and Disney+: Instead of a standard treatment centered on an outside narrator and talking heads, “The Anthology” had the members 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.
The Beatles’ acclaimed “Anthology” documentary series has been restored and remastered. Along with the new episode, the program will stream exclusively on Disney+ beginning on November 26th. The original 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 U.S., 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, always the music.
The restoration has been overseen by Apple Corps’ production team, working with Peter Jackson’s Wingnut Films & Park Road Post teams along with Giles Martin, who has created new audio mixes for the majority of the featured music.
The musical side of “The Anthology Collection“, originally curated by George Martin, now 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.
“The Anthology Collection” 12LP set includes the three ground breaking Anthology albums from the mid-1990s, remastered in 2025 by Giles Martin, plus a new compilation, “Anthology 4”. Containing 191 tracks, the collection’s studio outtakes, live performances, broadcasts and demos reveal the musical development of The Beatles from 1958 to the final single ‘Now And Then’ released in 2023.
“Anthology 4” features 13 previously unreleased tracks and 17 songs selected from Super Deluxe versions of five classic albums. In addition to fascinating outtakes dating from 1963 to 1969, the album includes new 2025 mixes by Jeff Lynne of ‘Free As A Bird’ and ‘Real Love’.
The original “Free As A Bird” music video has also been beautifully restored.
Furthermore, “Anthology 4″ presents 26 tracks that have never previously been released on vinyl.
Also on “Anthology 4” is “Helter Skelter (Second Version, Take 17),” one of 36 alternate versions featured on that set, including 13 that are previously unreleased. “[It] was a track we did in total madness and hysterics in the studio,” recalled Ringo, with Paul adding, “We just tried to get it louder. Guitars: can we have them sound louder? The drums: louder! We did it like that, because I like noise.”
Paul and George played guitar, with John taking over on bass. Apparently Ringo thrashed the drums so hard during takes that he declared, “I’ve got blisters on my fingers!” [Even though Take 17 ends with Paul calling out “keep that one, mark it fab,” the master take is 21.
Pressed on 180g black vinyl, each 3LP album will be housed within a triple gatefold sleeve, featuring the original art, sleevenotes by Mark Lewisohn, and restored photos for Anthology 1-3; Anthology 4 has brand new sleeve notes written by Kevin Howlett alongside photos. The outer slipcase features the original Klaus Voorman triptych art, and a 3/4 O-Card image of the band with detailed track listing.
The new-and-improved ‘Anthology’ will feature a new disc of 13 previously unreleased demos and session outtakes plus other rare recordings.
The full series will also be available to stream on Disney+, including a brand-new ninth episode featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the original ‘Anthology.’ Rounding out the rerelease is a 368-page ‘Anthology’ book containing more than 1,300 photos, documents, artwork and other archival Beatles memorabilia.
RELEASE DATE: 21st November 2025
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