BBC Two and BBC iPlayer are due to celebrate David Bowie in the fall of next year with Bowie in Berlin (w/t), a 90-minute documentary marking the 50th anniversary of the iconic musician’s arrival in the German capital.

A Mindhouse/Blackstar Films co-production, executive produced by Louis Theroux and Mandy Chang, and directed by Francis Whately ( David Bowie: Finding Fame , David Bowie: The Last Five Years , David Bowie: Five Years ), Bowie in Berlin is billed as exploring one of the most important periods of his life — when he turned his back on fame and success and disappeared from sight into the streets of Cold War Berlin, from 1976-1978.

Whately tells the story in Bowie’s own words, as well as those of four women who shared his life during this time – Clare Shenstone

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