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Live8: Less global jukebox, more local radio

Kathryn Flett, The Observer, 3 July 2005

AS THE LIVE8 afternoon shift got under way, it was soon clear that, although the BBC must have been rubbing their hands at the prospect of all those lovely viewers tuning in to see Bono and Macca doing 'Sgt Pepper', if they were really honest with themselves they were probably a bit less enthusiastic about broadcasting the message.

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