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44. Pop: Get Back

Peter Jackson’s eight-hour documentary of the making of the Beatles’s Let It Be offered an
incredible insight into the workings of the greatest band in history. Read the full review.

Finding the beat: The Beatles in Get Back CREDIT: Linda McCartney/Paul McCartney

43. Radio: The Lazarus Heist

When internet hackers tried to steal $1 billion, North Korea was blamed. The BBC’s investigative
podcast traces the new face of organised crime – on a global scale.

42. Television: Succession

The third series of Jesse Armstrong’s drama continues to chronicle the dysfunction of a media
dynasty in biting and brilliant fashion. Every line of dialogue is a gem. Read the full review.

41. Opera: Madam Butterfly

Puccini was reinvented without a trace of Japanese frippery in this stark, white Welsh National
Opera production by Lindy Hume, conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Read the full review. Read the full
review.

40. Comedy: John-Luke Roberts: It Is Better

The highlight of comedy’s unlikely vinyl revival: an hour of classy absurdism set to piano
accompaniment, with some exquisitely crafted gags.