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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15 people
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Labyrinth
The Prestige
Kristina Amadeus
Self
Hermione Farthingale
Self
Also in
The Great Waltz
Theatre 625
Lindsay Kemp
Self
Known for
The Wicker Man
Sebastiane
Tony Visconti
Self
Also in
Marc Bolan: The Final Word
David Bowie: The Berlin Briefings
Dana Gillespie
Self
Known for
Bad Timing
The People That Time Forgot
Geoff MacCormak
Self
George Underwood
Self
Mike Vernon
Self
Also in
Maeve
Tony Hatch
Self
Phil Lancaster
Self
Rick Wakeman
Self
Also in
Countdown
Lisztomania
Francis Whately Director · Ged Murphy Editor Kim Tae Hak Editor
United States release August 9, 2019 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC Music, BBC Two
Production
BBC Studios
Production
BBC Music
Production
BBC Two
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United Kingdom
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David Bowie: The First Five Years
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 9, 2019
TV
United States · August 9, 2019
TV · Showtime
France
January 9, 2026 · Digital · France•tv
January 9, 2026 · TV · France•4
Netherlands
March 14, 2019 · TV · NPO 2
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