“It’s a big sweary slice of rockumentary heaven”
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took on the World, BBC1
“To use an insensitive metaphor, Live Aid at 40 had plenty of fresh meat to bring to the table. I feared three hours, covering Band Aid, Live Aid and its 2005 successor, Live 8, would be too long but it is fresh, multifaceted and zesty, serving up a nostalgic slice of British politics through the lens of pop with a high calibre of talking heads.”
Carol Midgley, The Times
“The tension between glamour and guilt is at the heart of this three-part retrospective that doesn’t ignore the flaws in Geldof’s grand plan to use music to feed the world. It’s a fascinating portrait of a complex man’s imperfect attempt to solve an impossible problem.”
Jack Seale, The Guardian
“ It’s a big sweary slice of rockumentary heaven. Live Aid is a great pop story, but it was also a response to a terrible human tragedy. The BBC’s excellent film never loses sight of that fact.”
Ed Power, The i
“Band Aid and Live Aid were raw Thatcherism in action, and the first two hour-long episodes of this inspirational, hugely entertaining documentary proved it repeatedly.”
Christopher Stevens, The Daily Mail
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