The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
The story behind the 1984 UK number one song Do They Know It's Christmas?, written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and recorded by some of the biggest pop stars in the UK and Ireland at the time. The hit was released in aid of the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia and was the fastest selling single of all time for over a decade. This programme features unseen moments in which stars including Bananarama, Bono, Boy George, Duran Duran and George Michael rehearsed and recorded their parts, while interacting with each other during that 24 hours which would make musical history
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? airs on BBC Four HD at 9:00 PM, Friday 29 November. (Subtitles, new, audio description.)
Topics
Arts ➝ Culture (without music)
Nigel Dick
Director
Richard Potts
Editor
Jill S. Sinclair
Producer