Mark Ellen in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf

As we head towards the 40th anniversary of Live Aid on 13th July, Charlotte Metcalf talks to the writer and broadcaster Mark Ellen, then a hugely successful editor of magazines like New Musical Express and Time Out, Mark was plucked from The Old Grey Whistle Test to be one of the main television anchors on the concert.  He looks back at a phenomenal event and how it changed our attitudes to rock music and its role forever.