Miniseries

A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping charity and politics.

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   1. Episode 1

   2025-07-06 · 58m

   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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   2. Episode 2

   2025-07-06 · 59m

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

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   3. Episode 3

   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.