Paul McCartney: Man on the Run
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run  
Podcast: The Beatles Films Podcast
Published On: Mon Mar 02 2026
Description: Morgan Neville's new documentary, released in conjunction with MPL and with Paul McCartney's cooperation, covers the 1970s and what Paul did next after leaving The Beatles. It could've been a hagiography. But anyone who's seen it will have noticed it allows a lot more criticism of Paul than you'd expect. We look at the reasons for this and the effect of it: is this a Paul acknowledging his shortcomings, or just taking the opportunity to frame the narrative around them? We also discuss the effect of Sean Ono Lennon's contribution to the film, and whether it constitutes some public validation for Paul about his relationship with John Lennon.You can watch the film on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0FXN4DTFCOther films and shows we mention in the episode include Netflix's Take That: https://www.netflix.com/title/81901625Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81928842It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley, still in a few cinemas at time of release but sure to be on a streamer soon: https://share.google/uBk1OKq2Q83X8Nfs8Wingspan is on YouTube for free at the moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BOthkQtbJAThe interview with Paul in the Evening Standard: https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/paul-mccartney-wings-beatles-interview-book-b1256680.htmlBarry Miles's book Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now: https://share.google/lhLl0jnHBAC5TztISMeet the Beatles Films PodcastThe Beatles Films Podcast is hosted by Matt Looker and Ed Williamson. We're both film writers and Beatles fans. Between us we've written for TheShiznit.co.uk, Total Film, Den of Geek and Virgin Media.But tomorrow may rain, so you'll follow us on:Instagram https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspodBluesky https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.socialYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcastThreads https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.