Abc Plans 5-Hour Special On The Beatles

ABC landed something Wednesday that may be even better than a live Elvis sighting.

The television network will air a five-hour documentary on the Beatles this November that will include two new songs featuring the four original band members.

The still-untitled special will be produced by longtime Beatle collaborator Neil Aspinall and Apple Records, still owned by Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and the estate of John Lennon. ABC is calling it “the definitive” history of the group, which disbanded 25 years ago.

Still in production in London, the special will include interviews, home movies, as well as performance clips, a statement said. But the highlights are expected to be two songs that have never been released, even in bootleg versions.

The songs, titled “Free as A Bird” and “Real Love,” were written and recorded by Lennon.