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.
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Hermione Farthingale reads a letter from David Bowie
Duration: 01:36
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Tony Visconti on The Man Who Sold The World
Duration: 02:04
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:05
Davy Jones & The Lower Third, Davy Jones, The Lower Third
You've Got A Habit of Leaving (Remastered)
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00:09
Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews
Chim Chim Cher-Ee
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00:26
The Riot Squad
Waiting For My Man
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Director | Francis Whately |
| Executive Producer | Philip Dolling |
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