Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
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Seasons | 1
Episodes | 3
avg.Runtime | 59 min
First EP | 2025-07-06
Last EP | 2025-07-13
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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.
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Zinc Television London
Brook Lapping Productions
Ronachan Films
CNN
BBC
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season 1 || Miniseries
Relesed on | 2025-07-06
A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping charity and politics.
1
Band Aid
2025-07-06
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.
2
The Global Jukebox
2025-07-06
Live Aid becomes the biggest global benefit concert, drawing Geldof into charity politics in Africa as he navigates fundraising, controversy and celebrity.
3
The Greatest Show on Earth
2025-07-13
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.
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