Anyone watching the making of Band Aid?

[atswimtwolengths]

Well, are you?

I am watching it - keep thinking about putting on a DVD but get drawn back into what is happening...

just started watching - bg voice is spot on

Yes, me too!

The actor is as annoying as Geldof! I didn't remember the single coming out a year before the concert.

Is that meant to be Paula Yates sat with him? Missed the start, but quite into it now

I was, but it's a poor effort. Terrible script, slow moving, okish acting but nothing special.

No, Paula has only been in once and a non-speaking part as that. She had the lovely Trixi Whatsit on her shoulder and was watching the news on Ethiopia.

Ahh, just saw her bleached mop in bed, thanks. Am losing interest a bit now...

Just realised - Midge Ure played a massive part, but he's not in this at all.

Yes. Best thing we've seen this christmmas so far. And thats not saying much for the SHITE christmas tv so far, And yes we do think he's quite like Geldof.

So true atswimtwolengths - he seems to have been completely airbrushed from the story - perhaps not as pushy as Bob...?

I think it's rubbish - very disappointed. No sense of it being 1985, no buzz about it. Actor is too 'boyish' for Geldof I think. We should be seeing Paula Yates being outrageous. That Marsha girl is annoying too

And yes. Quo, Rocking all over the world, WAS the best song to open.

Dh and I have just remembered that it was boiling that day. they were hosing all the acts down.

They're certainly air-brushing Paula out of it - I thought anyone close to him would be working really hard on it.

the actor is shite!

Was just saying to my sister maybe Paula didn't want her character to be in it. Sis reminded me Paula is dead

Pants.

twas an oirish production - who knew paul macartney was irish (did you hear his accent)

Actually, I really liked it - the focus was the Bob/Harvey dynamic, not the organisation of the thing, or their lives outside it.

um yh but meeting phone call meeting - not great tv

Didn't see it, but assumed it would have been a documentary with real footage.

A fictionalised version with actors seems a very bad idea.

doc on now

Yes, where was Midge??

I quite enjoyed it. I couldn't help playing Spot The Anachronism though. I am turning into my parnets, who mercilessly scour (or did, in my dad's case, RIP) every episode of "Foyle's War" and the like for the odd misplaced car number or Guide badge.

What did I spot? I thought the TV in Harvey's living room was a bit modern-looking. Bit too 90s for 1985. But maybe someone with Harvey's money would have something that advanced?

there was a rumour going around at the time that one band famously refused to play - does anyone know who it was ??

i can think of three...