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

2025•59m•6.9/10

Documentary

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6.9/10(5)

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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Production

Brook Lapping Productions, Ronachan Films, CNN, Zinc Television London

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Status

Ended

First Aired

July 6, 2025

Last Aired

July 13, 2025

Networks

BBC Two

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Episode 1

Air date: 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.

Episode 2

Air date: 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.

Episode 3

Air date: 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.