In this Christmas Special episode, I am joined by Danny Scott as we discuss the history of Band Aid’s 1984 hit “Do they know its Christmas”. We will be talking about how the song came to be,  it's questionable lyrics, how big it became, the legacy it left as well as the nuances of trying to provide aid in a county engulfed with conflict. Sources for this episode are shown below

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11235803/Band-Aid-30-Paula-Yates-the-woman-who-inspired-Bob-Geldof.html

http://www.mtv.com/news/1643506/looking-back-at-live-aid-25-years-later/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/09/07/live-aid-officials-check-off-spending-priorities/6b6dde8a-1357-4ac4-982b-8c5bb1bfebad/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610472/do-they-know-its-christmas-band-aid-song-history

https://www.spin.com/featured/live-aid-the-terrible-truth-ethiopia-bob-geldof-feature/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/24/g8.debtrelief

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/dangerouspity

https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/august-2015/ethiopia%E2%80%99s-development-mostly-people-driven