IF YOU won’t be attending any of the Live8 concerts in person, don’t despair because the concerts are being beamed live by satellite to your living-room. These spectacular concerts will be watched on television by more than two billion people worldwide and if you are living in Portugal, here is the viewing information you need for July 2.
Portuguese coverage
Terrestrial, RTP 1 (live)
Approximate timings as per RTP website
2.15pm- 6.30pm and 1.00am – 5.00am
British coverage
Satellite, BBC (live)
Approximate timings as per BBC website
BBC 2 BBC 1
1pm – 4pm 4pm – 9.30pm
BBC 1
10pm – 3am
BBC 3
Live8 reloaded (repeat of European and American concerts in one programme)
7pm – 5am
• Check TV listings for showing of the Edinburgh concert on July 6 (timings unavailable at time of going to print).
