Live 8 on BBC Radio and TV
Here’s a recap of how BBC will provide an extensive coverage of the Live 8 events on both Radio
• 2 July: Live 8 Live
BBC Two, 1.00-4.00pm
BBC One, 4.00-9.30pm (approx)
For those not lucky enough to win tickets to Live 8, the disappointment should be short lived as Jonathan Ross kick starts the BBC’s coverage of the world’s biggest rock concert in London’s Hyde Park. As the action unfolds live on the stage, Jonathan will take viewers to the very heart of the event, reporting from a specially built, all seeing pod set just above the live acts.
Jo Whiley and Fearne Cotton will be catching the bands as they come on and off stage and keeping viewers up to date with all of the backstage action. Not only will we be bringing all of the London Concert live, but also the best of the music from Paris, Berlin and Rome.
• Live 8 Crosses the Atlantic
BBC One, 10.00pm (approx) to 3.00am (approx)
As America gears up to go live Jonathan Ross will take a look back at the excitement of the day, reflecting on the event with organiser Bob Geldof.
Then crossing over live to the States, Graham Norton will be on hand to bring viewers back home the excitement of the amazing line up from Philadelphia. Graham will be reporting backstage, interviewing all the stars and bringing the UK viewers all the gossip and news as it happens.
• 2 July: Live 8 Reloaded
BBC Three, 7.00pm-5.00am
The whole Live 8 experience from Europe and America from start to finish for those who missed it earlier in the day.
• 3 July: Live 8 USA
BBC Three, 7.00pm-4.00am
The whole of the Live 8 Philadelphia show as seen last night in America, hosted by Will Smith and featuring a galaxy of American superstars.
• Live 8 on BBC Radio
Radio 1 – 2 July: 1.00pm-1.00am
Radio 2 – 2 July: 1.00pm-8.00pm (approx)
Radio 3 – 2 July, 3.00-4.00pm – World Routes at Live 8
Radio 3 – 4 July, 7.30-9.30pm – Performance on 3 – Live 8 at the Eden Project
Radio 4 – 4 July – Live 8: A Backstage Story
Jon Ronson spends the day in Hyde Park, behind the scenes of the Live 8 Concert. In his own unmistakable style, Jon unearths the stories that won’t be told anywhere else by talking to the people who made it happen from runners to sound men, make up artists to caterers and the occasional celebrity. He hopes to record the triumphs, frustrations, the tensions and joys and of course the humour behind staging this major event.
Radio Five Live – 2 July, 6.00-8.00am – Weekend Breakfast
Radio Five Live – 2 July, 10.00am-noon – Live 8 Special
Radio Five Live – 2 July, 7.00pm-10.00pm – Weekend News
1Xtra – 2 July, 7.00-11.00pm – Live from Philadelphia