Jun 22, 2012
57 min
Full-HD

David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust (2012)

BBC documentary telling the story of how David Bowie arrived at one of the most iconic creations in pop history - Ziggy Stardust - with contributions from colleagues and famous fans.

Category

Documentary Music TV Movie

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

BBC BBC Music

David Bowie

Self / Ziggy Stardust (archive footage)

Jarvis Cocker

Self - Narrator (voice)

Elton John

Self

Woody Woodbury

Self

Anthony Newley

Self (archive footage)

Dana Gillespie

Self

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Gary Kemp

Self

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