Days in the life

How Sir Peter Jackson’s epic new documentary series offers fresh insight into the Beatles’ last chapter...

- IAN MACEWAN

THE BEATLES: GET BACK

Available: Thursday 25 November, Friday 26 November & Saturday 27 November Episodes: 3 Run time: 120 minutes NEW DOCUMENTARY

The 1970 rockumentary Let It Be, filmed as the Beatles worked on the album of the same name, is best remembered for giving an insight into cracks within the band that would soon break up the Fab Four.

But Sir Peter Jackson’s new three-part documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, which draws on extensive material left out of the original film, tells a different story.

Rather than the fractious atmosphere shown in Let It Be, Sir Peter’s series shows John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Sir Ringo Starr laughing, joking and thoroughly enjoying playing together as they arrange, rehearse and record their 12th and last studio album, and give their famous final public performance on a London rooftop.

Here, New Zealand director Sir Peter, best known for his Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, and John Harris, author of a book to accompany the series, reveal more about this epic labour of love, which launches on Disney+ this week...

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