David Bowie: Finding Fame (2019)
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.
Director: Francis Whately
![]() |
David Bowie as Self (archive footage) |
![]() |
Kristina Amadeus as Self |
![]() |
Hermione Farthingale as Self |
![]() |
Lindsay Kemp as Self |
![]() |
Tony Visconti as Self |
![]() |
Dana Gillespie as Self |
![]() |
Geoff MacCormak as Self |
![]() |
George Underwood as Self |
![]() |
Mike Vernon as Self |
![]() |
Tony Hatch as Self |
![]() |
Phil Lancaster as Self |
![]() |
Rick Wakeman as Self |
![]() |
Russell Harty as Self (archive footage) |
![]() |
Gus Dudgeon as Self (archive footage) |
![]() |
Mick Woodmansey as Self |
| Directing | Francis Whately | Director |
| Production | Emma Lawrence | Production Manager |
| Writing | Francis Whately | Author |
| Camera | Louis Gaufield | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Richard Numeroff | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Alberto Battocchi | Sound |
| Sound | Ricky Barber | Sound |
| Sound | Nigel Chatters | Sound |
| Sound | Martin Evanson | Sound |
| Sound | Sean O'Neil | Sound |
| Sound | Rod Thomas | Sound |
| Editing | Kim Tae Hak | Editor |
| Editing | Ged Murphy | Editor |
| Sound | Greg Gettens | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Paul Williams | Producer |
| Production | Phil Dolling | Executive Producer |
| Production | Francis Whately | Producer |