Bob Geldof

Born: 1951-10-05

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date. Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement. Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for his charity work in Africa: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Geldof, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Greatest Night in Pop

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Released: 2024-01-19

On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This...

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Pink Floyd: The Wall

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Released: 1982-07-14

A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation...

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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

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Released: 1985-01-28

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was...

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Spice World

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Released: 1997-12-18

World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour...

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The Quiet One

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Released: 2019-06-21

Featuring never-before-seen home movies and photographs, musician Bill Wyman opens up his vast...

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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

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Released: 2005-07-13

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Bad Girl

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Released: 2012-11-28

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Live Aid

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Released: 1985-07-13

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the...

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The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott

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Released: 1996-01-03

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Jools Holland: My Life in Music

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Released: 2012-01-01

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Released: 2006-05-12

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Punk in London

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Released: 1977-12-02

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Number One

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Released: 1985-03-01

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The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities

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Released: 2015-03-13

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Released: 2024-03-12

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Live Aid Against All Odds

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Live 8

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Released: 2005-11-07

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A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats

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Released: 2016-04-03

A biography of the poet W. B. Yeats and his contribution to the Irish independence movement as a...

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An Audience with Mel Brooks

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Released: 1984-02-04

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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

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Released: 1992-04-22

A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS...

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The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

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Released: 1987-01-01

When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format...

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The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?

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Released: 2007-12-07

Forty years after Britain's foremost 'underground' band released their debut album, 'Piper At...

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The Return of Spinal Tap

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Released: 1992-12-31

Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out...

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An Audience with Billy Connolly

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Released: 1985-10-26

Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a...

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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

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Released: 1982-03-01

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the...

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Released: 2022-05-14

A POV documentary following filmmaker Teresa Alfeld's journey uncovering the story of her...

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The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

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Released: 1986-04-25

In April 1986, inspired by the previous summer's bombastic Live Aid event and the success of...

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Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats

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Released: 2020-05-23

The story of The Boomtown Rats, who fought a conservative Ireland, broke through the UK punk...

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Bernard and the Genie

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Released: 1991-11-23

Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his...

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Live Aid

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Released: 2004-11-16

4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and...

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8

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Released: 2008-10-23

8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their...

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New York Doll

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Released: 2005-01-20

A recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, Arthur "Killer" Kane, of the rock band The...

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Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher

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Released: 2010-09-14

Ghost Blues follows the life and career of Rory Gallagher from his upbringing in Cork, his early...

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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

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Released: 2004-12-09

The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand...

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Diana & Me

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Released: 1997-12-04

Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip...

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Best Ever Spitting Image

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Released: 2006-07-25

A documentary about Spitting Image (1984) and the impact it had, including clips of the most...

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Starsuckers

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Released: 2009-09-30

Starsuckers is the most controversial documentary of the year, and was released in British...

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One World, One Voice

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Released: 1990-12-09

An extraordinary music special is the climax to One World week. The brainchild of ex-10cc...

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Stuck in the Middle

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Released: 2005-06-06

Novelist, broadcaster and former Art Of Noise member Paul Morley presents an overview of an...

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ABBA V Queen

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Released: 2022-07-19

Interviews from band members, producers and others comparing two iconic bands - ABBA and Queen.

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The Other Side of the Wall

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Released: 1982-01-01

A behind-the-scenes look at Roger Waters and Alan Parker’s 1982 film, “The Wall”

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Rory Gallagher: Calling Card

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Released: 2024-06-03

Rory Gallagher was the original Irish guitar hero, whose artistry with a battered ’61...

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Postcards from the 48%

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Released: 2018-07-06

This is a film made by the some of the 48% who voted Remain. The film is of the 48% and for the...

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There's Only One Paul McCartney

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Released: 2002-06-02

An affectionate portrait of the man and the musician in a week that sees the ex-Beatie playing...

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Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey

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Released: 1986-12-26

An extra long special where "computer-generated" host from the future Max Headroom sings...

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Pavarotti & Friends

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Released: 1992-09-27

Pavarotti & Friends

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Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said

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Released: 2016-09-17

Bono and others in a major Dublin, city wide event in honor of revered human rights activist...

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Live Eighties

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Released: 2004-06-01

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Irish Rock at the BBC

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Released: 2015-03-13

A whistle-stop tour of rock from over the water, taking in some of the finest Irish rock...

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'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video

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Released: 1984-12-01

A 30-minute video featuring documentary footage shot at the November 1984 recording session of...

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London's Burning

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Released: 2016-08-13

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Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen

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Released: 2012-12-07

Germany's most popular punk rock band "Die Toten Hosen" ("The dead pants") celebrated their 30th...

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The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

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Released: 2004-09-20

Compilation of all the best musical performances from Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's...

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Bob Geldof: The Moment

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Released: 2014-10-09

Bob Geldof grew up listening to the radio on the outskirts of Dublin, where his loneliness and...

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Lovesongs Of The 70's

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Released: 2004-11-17

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Bob Geldof - Berlin Live

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Released: 2015-06-10

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Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar

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Released: 2017-10-16

Following an extensive, two-year Seven News investigation spanning four continents and five...

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Modern Slavery

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Released: 2009-04-23

There's 27 million slaves in the world today. We find them in the sex industry, as child...

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Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi

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Released: 1993-11-26

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Stranded

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Released: 2015-09-15

The 1970s punk rock movement: New York had the Ramones, London had the Sex Pistols, Australia...

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DAS!

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First aired: 1991-01-02

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Top Gear

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First aired: 2002-10-20

This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary,...

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The One Show

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First aired: 2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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The One Show

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First aired: 2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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Have I Got News for You

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First aired: 1990-09-28

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories...

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Richard & Judy

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First aired: 2001-11-26

Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and...

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ZDF-Fernsehgarten

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First aired: 1986-06-29

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Wogan

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First aired: 1982-05-04

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...

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Maybrit Illner

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First aired: 1999-10-21

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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

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First aired: 2001-11-02

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from...

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This Is Your Life

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First aired: 1955-07-29

This is Your Life is a British biographical television documentary, based on the 1952 American...

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An Audience with...

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First aired: 1978-01-08

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...

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Going Live!

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First aired: 1987-09-26

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...

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Skavlan

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First aired: 2009-01-16

Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik...

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V Graham Norton

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First aired: 2002-05-06

V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring...

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The Kenny Everett Television Show

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First aired: 1982-02-25

Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.

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The Kenny Everett Television Show

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First aired: 1982-02-25

Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.

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The Secret Policeman's Ball

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First aired: 1976-04-01

A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human...

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Seven Ages of Rock

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First aired: 2007-05-19

A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global...

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Schmidteinander

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First aired: 1990-12-16

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In Conversation with Alan Yentob

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First aired: 2022-10-24

From the BFI Imax in London, Alan Yentob talks to Bob Geldof and Stephen Fry about their...

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Three of a Kind

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First aired: 1981-07-01

Three of a Kind was a British comedy sketch show starring comedians Tracey Ullman, Lenny Henry...

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Berlin Live

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First aired: 2011-05-07

Bands perform in Berlin's legendary club TRAFO, the concrete temple music.

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The Kenny Everett Video Show

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First aired: 1978-07-03

The Kenny Everett Video Show (later renamed The Kenny Everett Video Cassette) was a British...

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Grumpy Old Men

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First aired: 2003-10-10

Series giving a voice to 35- to 54-year-old men, very probably the grumpiest sector of our society.

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Parkinson

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First aired: 1998-01-09

Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

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Plattenküche

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First aired: 1976-02-23

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Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

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First aired: 1986-04-25

The comedy event of the year took place in April 1986 at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. All...

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Blair: The Inside Story

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First aired: 2007-03-16

Michael Cockerell tells the inside story of Tony Blair's controversial ten years at the top....

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Paula

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First aired: 2023-03-13

The life and death of Paula Yates - TV host, writer, and one of the most famous British women of...

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