Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World

2025
1 Seasons
3 Episodes
6.9 (5)
Ended

A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping global charity and politics. Featuring interviews with Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting, and African and western leaders of the time.

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Seasons

3. Episode 3

July 13, 2025

In 2005, Geldof and Bono team up to stage Live 8, a global concert to pressure the world's richest leaders to confront the root causes of poverty in Africa.

2. Episode 2

July 06, 2025

Live Aid becomes the biggest global benefit concert, drawing Geldof into charity politics in Africa as he navigates fundraising, controversy and celebrity.

1. Episode 1

July 06, 2025

After watching a BBC report on Ethiopia's 'biblical famine,' Bob Geldof puts a band of rock stars together and records a song that sparks a global response, inspiring millions.

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A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping global charity and politics. Featuring interviews with Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting, and African and western leaders of the time.

Genres

Documentary
Cast

Bob Geldof
Midge Ure
Bono
Sting
Nile Rodgers
Phil Collins
Gary Kemp
Brian May
Roger Taylor
Pete Townshend
Mike Mitchell
Harvey Goldsmith
Birhan Woldu
Tony Blair
George W. Bush
Olusegun Obasanjo
Richard Curtis
Michael Buerk
Channel

BBC Two