Announced this morning along with a screening of Glastonbury 2000 highlights.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/med ... avid-bowie

"A new landmark film, David Bowie: The First Five Years, is coming to BBC Two in 2019 and BBC Four will broadcast David Bowie at Glastonbury 2000 in October 2018.
David Bowie: The First Five Years is the final part of the trilogy of films, all made by BBC Studios Production, looking back on the legendary performer’s life and work. It follows the acclaimed and award-winning David Bowie: The Last Five Years in 2017 and David Bowie: Five Years in 2013, all produced and directed by Francis Whately.

The film - which will air 50 years after the release of Space Oddity - is a 90 minute film exploring the Bowie before Ziggy, a time when so many of the ideas that would ultimately turn him into the icon he later became were germinated. Starting in 1966, soon after David Jones changed his name to Bowie, the film traces his interest in everything from Holst to Pinky and Perky, from Anthony Newley to Tibetan Buddhism, and how he used all these influences to create not only Ziggy Stardust, but the material for his entire career."

So thrilled.
Francis Whately was exactly the right person for this trilogy of lustrums. Francis is a huge Bowie and Ronno fan - and this shines through the entire project.

There's an interview with Hermione F on the new program - that should be interesting.

'Wonder if there's a reference to the Song of Norway t-shirt?

Great news about the First Five Years documentary - when it says to be shown 50 years after the release of Space Oddity I assume that means the single as opposed to the David Bowie later retitled Space Oddity album?

I wonder if they will repeat the other 2 documentaries that form the trilogy in the lead up to the final part and whether the 3 films will ever be granted an official release?

One would hope so, otherwise they're promoting around 4 years too early, by which time, speaking personally, i'll have forgotten (I'll forget if it 4 months ahead)