David Bowie: The Last Five Years, a new landmark film for BBC TWO to air in January 2017, produced and directed by Francis Whately as a follow-up to his BAFTA Award winning David Bowie: Five Years (broadcast on BBC TWO in 2013). It will feature a wealth of rare and unseen archive footage and early audio interviews which have never been released before.
The BBC also releases today a clip from the film which features the original vocal Bowie recorded for Lazarus, his last release before his death, which has never been heard before and an interview with music producer, Tony Visconti.
Additionally, BBC Four will broadcast Bowie at the BBC, a compilation of rarely seen archive exploring Bowie’s incredible career as captured by the BBC from his very first appearance in 1964 to through to his death in 2016. BBC Radio 2 will broadcast a documentary, Life On Mars, presented by Martin Kemp examining the legacy of the song which is widely regarded as Bowie’s masterpiece, featuring unreleased music archive. BBC Radio 6 Music will be asking listeners to vote for their favourite Bowie album and holding a Listening Party for the No 1 choice, and Marc Riley will present a show in tribute to the singer. The programmes will air in January 2017, marking what would have been David Bowie’s 70th birthday and one year on from the legendary musician’s death.
