David Bowie: Finding Fame (2019)

Directed by Francis Whately1h 34mDocumentary,Music

Coming 50 years after the release of Space Oddity, the 90-minute film explores the Bowie before Ziggy Stardust, following the period from 1966 when he changed his name from David Jones to Bowie. It includes footage from the BBC Archives including footage of a BBC audition in 1965 of David Bowie and the Lower Third, which included a performance of Chim-Chim-Cheree and Baby That's A Promise.

Year
2019
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
9 February 2019
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6.9 (33)
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David Bowie
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
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Kristina Amadeus
Self
H
Hermione Farthingale
Self
Lindsay Kemp
Lindsay Kemp
Self
Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti
Self
Dana Gillespie
Dana Gillespie
Self
G
Geoff MacCormak
Self
G
George Underwood
Self
M
Mike Vernon
Self
T
Tony Hatch
Self
P
Phil Lancaster
Self
Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman
Self
Russell Harty
Russell Harty
Self (archive footage)
Gus Dudgeon
Gus Dudgeon
Self (archive footage)
Mick Woodmansey
Mick Woodmansey
Self

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