Thomas Pollard
Director
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World (2025)
Miniseries
A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping charity and politics.
Released July 6, 2025
Episode 58 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Musical
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.charity, tmdb.poverty, tmdb.music
Watch Providers: Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO MaxHBO Max CNN Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Zinc Television London, Brook Lapping Productions, Ronachan Films, CNN
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
5.0
S1E1 - Episode 1
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.
July 6, 2025, midnight
4.5
S1E2 - Episode 2
Live Aid becomes the biggest global benefit concert, drawing Geldof into charity politics in Africa as he navigates fundraising, controversy and celebrity.
July 6, 2025, midnight
4.5
S1E3 - 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.
July 13, 2025, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 58 min.
Season Runtime: 176 min.
Released: July 6, 2025
Last Air Date: July 13, 2025, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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