Bob Geldof after Christmas lights switch on

Title
Bob Geldof after Christmas lights switch on
Genre
Interview
TX Date
8 Nov 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:03:53
Description
Bob Geldof, lead singer of rock band The Boomtown Rats and organiser of this year’s Live Aid concert, after switching on the Christmas lights in Oxford Street in London on 08/11/85. Interview covers Geldof’s recent tour of Africa to see whether the money raised by his Band Aid charity is reaching famine victims, and his confirming the re-release of the charity’s 1984 Christmas single, Do They Know It’s Christmas?. Female interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Bob Geldof
Keywords
London; Charity; Fundraising; Popular music; Charities; Disc recordings; Christmas; Foreign aid; Famines; Africa; Bob Geldof; Oxford Street; Lights; Band Aid (band)

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