Icon In Focus
Kate Moss fronts a new BBC Radio 6 Music podcast charting David Bowie’s artistic evolution from 1970 to 1975. Titled Music Uncovered, David Bowie: Changeling, the eight-part series promises a forensic, affectionate read on Bowie’s most volatile era. Moss frames the project as a tribute to a friend and an enigma, positioning the show between memory and meticulous archive work.
David Bowie Artistic Evolution
The podcast lands on BBC Sounds at 6 am, Wednesday, September 10, and airs on 6 Music September 22, 12–2 am. Its backbone is rare and unheard Bowie interviews, including an exclusive 2001 conversation with creator Des Shaw and freshly unearthed BBC Archive audio. These tapes anchor a narrative of transformation, from The Hype to the birth and retirement of Ziggy.
Voices Around Bowie
Contributors map the orbit around Bowie’s impact and influence across decades of pop culture. New interviews include Boy George, Chrissie Hynde, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, Elton John, Goldie, Iggy Pop, and Robbie Williams. Archival reflections from Lady Gaga, Sinéad O’Connor, and Lou Reed widen the lens, underscoring how reinvention fuels longevity.
Milestones And Masks
Episodes revisit early Warhol fascinations, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, and the power of image strategy. The Hammersmith Odeon farewell to Ziggy marks a definitive rupture that still defines performance art in rock. The 1980 Floor Show at the Marquee, Diamond Dogs’ dystopian theatre, and the Thin White Duke foreshadowed art-pop’s cold glamour.
Industry Context
BBC Radio 6 Music announces new programmes for autumn 2025 with Kate Moss and Beth Ditto
New programmes include a series dedicated to celebrating neurodivergent identity and creativity, plus a world-exclusive podcast about David Bowie. The series arrives as the V&A opens the David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse. The new working archive will rotate free displays from the world’s most extensive Bowie collection. It complements the podcast’s deep-dive ethos and feeds a renewed appetite for primary sources.
Perspective
This slate extends beyond one icon, but the David Bowie artistic evolution anchors the season’s cultural gravity. Beth Ditto also joins 6 Music with Indie Forever Disco in November, plus a weekly Breakfast Show spot from September 16. Her presence signals 6 Music’s commitment to lineage and discovery in equal measure.
Legacy In Motion
The narrative stretches forward with I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002–2016), a box set arriving September 12. It frames Bowie’s final years as the coda to a life of restless reinvention. Together, the archive, the podcast, and the box set create a living museum.
For Fans
Moss’s curation promises access and intimacy, with journalism tempered by remembrance. For fans chasing the David Bowie artistic evolution, this series feels timely, authoritative, and built to endure.
