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David Bowie: Finding Fame

Part three of Francis Whately’s Bowie trilogy, telling the story of how David Robert Jones became David Bowie, how Bowie became Ziggy Stardust and how Ziggy became immortal.

This is the David Bowie story you don’t know: the story of how David Robert Jones became David Bowie, how David Bowie became Ziggy Stardust and how Ziggy became immortal, changing the musical landscape as he did so. The story that finally makes sense of one of the greatest icons of the 20th and 21st centuries. Part three of Francis Whately’s Bowie trilogy.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Thu 3 Oct 202423:55
BBC Four

Credits

DirectorFrancis Whately
Executive ProducerPhilip Dolling

Broadcasts

  • Sat 9 Feb 201921:00
    BBC Two
  • Sat 16 Feb 201901:20
    BBC Two
  • Sat 4 May 201901:55
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 15 Nov 201923:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 13 Jun 202021:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 1 May 202122:05
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sat 1 May 202122:35
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Fri 6 Jan 202322:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 7 Jan 202301:35
    BBC Four
  • Wed 2 Oct 202423:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 3 Oct 202423:55
    BBC Four

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