Review of (Beatles) Anthology 2025: The Highs and the Highs (and the One Low)

Welcome to Light On Light Through episode 416, in which I review the The Beatles Anthology 2025 documentary. Relevant links: my written review of Anthology 2025 my 2024 podcast review of Beatles '64 my 1972 article in The Village Voice: Murray the K in Nostalgia's Noose my 1971 article in The Village Voice: A Vote for McCartney my 1972 song Murray the K's Back In Town my 2024 novel It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles 2023 radioplay It's Real Life on Killerwatt Radio adapted from first chapter of my novel (audiobook of radioplay here) my 2025 written review of One to One: John & Yoko my 2017-2018 written reviews of Rob Sheffield's book Dreaming the Beatles (I review every chapter!) my 2016 review of Billy J. Kramer's book Do You Wanna Know a Secret? my thoughts about The Beatles' Now and Then "The Beatles and Podcasts" my Fall 2023 essay in the Journal of Beatles Studies my 2023 written review of John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial my 2021 podcast reviews of Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back Chris Willman's interview with Oliver Murray in Variety Note added at February 10, 2026: Ten-Minute Take on Current Beatles Books and Documentaries on Rock Talk Studio podcast with Big Rick