David Bowie: Finding Fame

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..

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Overview

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.

Cast

David Bowie
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Kristina Amadeus
Kristina Amadeus
Self
Hermione Farthingale
Hermione Farthingale
Self
Lindsay Kemp
Lindsay Kemp
Self
Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti
Self
Dana Gillespie
Dana Gillespie
Self
Geoff MacCormak
Geoff MacCormak
Self
George Underwood
George Underwood
Self
Mike Vernon
Mike Vernon
Self
Tony Hatch
Tony Hatch
Self
Phil Lancaster
Phil Lancaster
Self
Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman
Self