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