Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025 · 1 season · 3 episodes · Ended · BBC Two
Documentary
TMDB 6.9 · 5 votes
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.
Episodes
- S01E01Episode 12025-07-0658m
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.
- S01E02Episode 22025-07-0659m
Live Aid becomes the biggest global benefit concert, drawing Geldof into charity politics in Africa as he navigates fundraising, controversy and celebrity.
- S01E03Episode 32025-07-13
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.
