Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast

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NIR Reissue: Kevin Godley Talks Anthology Nov 30, 2025

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To close out out Anthology Reissue week celebrating the reissue of the Anthology, here's polymath Kevin Godley telling us about his involvement with the project. Taken from an episode originally released in October 2020. Listen to the full thing here: https://play.acast.com/s/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/nothingisreal-season3episode5-thekevingodleyinterview

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Back To The Irish on BBC Sounds

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NIR Reissue: The Beatles Anthology - The Aftermath, 1995 and beyond Nov 28, 2025

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Originally Released October 2020

The Beatles Anthology - The Aftermath, 1995 and beyond

In November 1995 The Beatles Anthology was born into the world in record stores and on tv screens. In the aftermath of its release were the Beatles back together, or had they spilt up again, or was it something in between?

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Back To The Irish on BBC Sounds

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NIR Reissue: The Beatles Anthology: The Making Of, 1992-1995 Nov 26, 2025

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Originally released August 2020

The Beatles Anthology: The Making Of, 1992-1995

After 25 year long & winding road of The Long & Winding Road documentary, The Beatles Anthology starts to become a real thing at the end of 1992. But there are mountains to climb, decisions to be made, egos to soothe... this long & winding road remains a bumpy one.

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NIR Reissue: The Road To Anthology 1968-1992 Nov 24, 2025

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First Released June 2020

The Road to Anthology 1968-1993

By the time The Beatles Anthology finally appeared in 1995, it had taken over 25 years to produce. To celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2020, Nothing Is Real made three episodes looking at the acclaimed documentary.

In this episode Steven and Jason navigate the years from 1968, when the idea arose through to 1992 when the cameras started rolling.

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NIR Reissue: Mark Lewisohn Talks Beatles Anthology Nov 21, 2025

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Look outside and you'll find it's Beatles Anthology Reissue week. The records, the book, and the tv show are getting all dressed up for their 30th anniversary. Never wanting to feel left out, we will be reissuing some Anthology-adjacent NIR content this week to get you in the mood. Here's an edit of Mark Lewisohn chatting to us back in 2019 discussing his involvement with Apple and the Anthology. Listen to the full two part interview here:

https://shows.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/episodes/nothingisreal-episode14-themarklewisohninterview-part1

https://shows.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/episodes/nothingisreal-episode15-marklewisohnpart2

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LIVE with Mark Lewisohn - 60 Years of Hard Day's Night - Part Two Jul 10, 2024

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Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part Two

We are concluding our May 2024 live chat with Mr Mark Lewisohn. Will A Hard Day’s Night get released? Will it be a hit? What will the reviews say? Tune in to find out…

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Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part One Jul 07, 2024

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S08 Live with Mark Lewisohn: 60 Years of A Hard Day’s Night - Part One

It’s been 60 years since A Hard Day’s Night hit the silver screen. In the intervening years, many myths have risen about how this film came together, and who better to bust those myths than Mr Mark Lewisohn.

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Nothing Is Real Live 2023 - The Q&A Sessions Mar 08, 2024

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Nothing Is Real Live 2023 - The Q&A Sessions

At each of the Nothing Is Real live shows in 2023 we had a Q&A session. As a taster for the whole event, here are the sessions for Belfast on October 23rd (Before Now & Then) and Dublin on November 9th (After Now & Then).

Live in Person from Belfast & Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real.

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The Beatles Last Tour - NIR Live 2023 Part Two Mar 01, 2024

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