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Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today (2005)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

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Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today (2005)

TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

In July 2005, three billion people around the world watched a glittering line-up of musical legends perform in concerts designed to pressure the G-8 leaders into putting an end to poverty in Africa. But how did Bob Geldof, Bono and Richard...See moreIn July 2005, three billion people around the world watched a glittering line-up of musical legends perform in concerts designed to pressure the G-8 leaders into putting an end to poverty in Africa. But how did Bob Geldof, Bono and Richard Curtis pull off nine concerts with over a hundred top-selling artists in less than three months? Exclusive behind the scenes footage of the run-up to the event and in-depth interviews with Live 8's all-star cast -- including Robbie Williams, Sir Paul McCartney, Travis and Annie Lennox -- combine to tell a story which stretches back twenty years to Live Aid. The film reveals how Geldof persuaded Pink Floyd to bury the hatchet after twenty-five years of feuding. And why an argument over American rock band The Killers threatened to tear the organising team apart. Featuring interviews with Prime Minister Tony Blair and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, the film also recaptures the moment when Bob Geldof grew so angry at official roadblocks in London that he threatened to sabotage Britain's chances of winning the 2012 Olympic bid. Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today reveals the fights, the bullying and the inspiration that went into achieving the most ambitious set of concerts in popular music history. Written by Brook Lapping See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Sarah Parish Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Wedding Date (2005)
Chris Allison Self (as Cmdr. Chris Allison) Self (as Cmdr. Chris Allison) See fewer	Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today (2005)
Tony Blair Self Self See fewer	The Force of Nature (2022)
Bono Self Self See fewer	Across the Universe (2007)
Richard Curtis Self Self See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
Lorna Dickinson Self Self See fewer	Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre (2013)
Bernard Doherty Self Self See fewer	Roger Waters: The Wall (2014)
Ms. Dynamite Self Self See fewer	Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Adam Farrar Self Self See fewer	Kicking & Screaming (2005)
Brandon Flowers Self Self See fewer	Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Emma Freud Self Self See fewer	About Time (I) (2013)
Stuart Galbraith Self Self See fewer	Anything Goes (2021)
Bob Geldof Self Self See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Peaches Geldof Self Self See fewer	The King Is Dead (2010)
Harvey Goldsmith Self Self See fewer	The Second Annual Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert (1987)
Oliver Harvey Self Self See fewer	Arthur: A Life with the Royal Family (2022)
Fran Healy Self Self See fewer	Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Michael Jay Self (as Sir Michael Jay) Self (as Sir Michael Jay) See fewer	Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
John Kennedy Self Self See fewer	FM (2009)
Andy Kershaw Self Self See fewer	The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971)
Annie Lennox Self Self See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Adrian Lovett Self Self See fewer	Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today (2005)
Nick Mason Self Self See fewer	The Big Boss (1971)
Davina McCall Self Self See fewer	Dead Set (2008)
Doug McCallum Self Self See fewer	Global News Morning BC (2002)
Paul McCartney Self Self See fewer	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Dominic Mohan Self Self See fewer	The 11 O'Clock Show (1998)
Rick Parfitt Self Self See fewer	Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
Francis Rossi Self Self See fewer	Men in Black³ (2012)
Tim Spanton Self Self See fewer	Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today (2005)
Sting Self Self See fewer	Dune (1984)
Sue Street Self (as Dame Sue Street) Self (as Dame Sue Street) See fewer	Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today (2005)
Tracey Ullman Self Self See fewer	The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
Robbie Williams Self Self See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Alan Yentob Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)