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1/2. Phil Collins presents an inspirational and nostalgic look at the 198516-hour pop fundraiser that added over £110 million to an Ethiopian-famine-relief campaign started earlier with Band Aid. With interviews and music from many of the acts involved in the event, including Bob Geldof, promoter Harvey Goldsmith , Bono, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Sting, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Elvis Costello and others.
Producer Des Shaw

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Phil Collins
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Bob Geldof
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Harvey Goldsmith
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Paul McCartney
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Elton John
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Brian May
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Roger Taylor
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Elvis Costello

2/6. Singer Alison Moyet profiles mainstream-pop studio wiz Phil Ramone, who has mixed, produced or engineered record albums for over two hundred artists, including Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan. This editon explores the changes in studio recording since the 70's, with input from Burt Bacharach, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones and Lesley Gore.

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Alison Moyet
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Burt Bacharach
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Billy Joel
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Quincy Jones
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Lesley Gore

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