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Aired on Jul 6, 2025, 5:00 AM
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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.
Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)
E1
Episode 1
After watching a BBC report on Ethiopia's 'biblical famine,' Bob Geldof puts a band of rock stars together and records the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" that sparks a global response, inspiring millions.
Jul 6, 2025
58 min
E2
Episode 2
Live Aid becomes the biggest global fund-raising concert, drawing Geldof into charity politics in Africa as he navigates fundraising, controversy and celebrity.
Jul 6, 2025
59 min
E3
Episode 3
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.
Jul 6, 2025
59 min
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