James Paul McCartney (TV special) ATV network in order to settle his two-year legal dispute with Sir Lew Grade. As the owner of the network and its music publishing division – and, by extension, the Beatles' Northern Songs catalogue – Grade had objected to McCartney crediting his wife Linda as his co-writer since 1971, citing her lack of professional experience as a songwriter and musician. McCartney's commitment to the television project allowed him to retain the second composer's publishing royalties, which otherwise would have been assigned to Grade's company. "James Paul McCartney" was McCartney's first such special since the Beatles' 1967 television film "Magical Mystery
Paul McCartney: Music & Animation in August 2004. In 2013, all 3 shorts were re-released as part of the 6-Movie Kids Collection DVD distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment. Paul McCartney: Music & Animation Paul McCartney: Music & Animation is an animated anthology film compiling three animated short films produced by Paul McCartney. It was released by Miramax Films on DVD. The film includes "Rupert & the Frog Song", "Tuesday" and "Tropic Island Hum". Paul McCartney wrote or composed music for each short. "Tropic Island Hum" tells the story of Wirral the Squirrel, who was almost killed by soldiers. Froggo helped him and took him