Tag Archives: Ziggy Stardust

I Dressed Ziggy Stardust – revisited

Posted on January 15, 2016 by samiraahmed

I Dressed Ziggy Stardust is getting a re-broadcast on Radio 4 on Saturday afternoon. Here’s a bit about why: When I pitched I Dressed Ziggy Stardust to Radio 4 back in 2012 there was nothing more to it than a … Continue reading →

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Loving the Alien: Bowie and the ‘Burbs

Posted on March 15, 2013 by samiraahmed

              How did  I come to make a documentary for Radio 4 called I Dressed Ziggy Stardust? It was pitched and commissioned about 6 months ago, long before anyone thought Bowie might be releasing new … Continue reading →

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Raise your kids the David Bowie way

Posted on January 7, 2012 by samiraahmed

As a child David Bowie frightened me. I mean, really frightened me. The lyrics to Space Oddity, overheard on the radio,  left me in existential torment for the lingering death of Major Tom. Then there were those creepy emaciated illustrations on his 70s album … Continue reading →

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