The Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust, Major Tom – one man, a thousand faces. No artist reinvented himself more times than David Bowie – from folky oddball to glam alien, soul man, Berlin minimalist, 80s pop titan, and elder statesman of art-rock. Here’s your essential map to the labyrinth. The Classic Line-Up (ever-changing, but key eras) 1969–1971: Space-folk Bowie (with Mick Ronson emerging) 1971–1974: Ziggy & the Spiders from Mars (Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, Woody Woodmans

From Major Tom to the Berlin exile David Bowie never stood still. Six decades of reinvention – folk dreamer, glam alien, plastic soul man, Thin White Duke, Berlin minimalist, 80s pop titan, and elder statesman of art-rock. This ever-growing archive collects every UK studio album, live album, compilation, and single – plus adverts, reviews, features, and chart entries from the original music papers. Swipe or scroll for the full timeline (new entries added regularly). Studio A

Radio Times devotes a two‑page feature and a one‑page scrapbook to David Bowie’s starring role in the BBC1 production of Baal, capturing his shift back into theatrical performance and the cultural moment surrounding the broadcast.

Bowie storms Saturday Night Live – puppet bodies, giant suits, and pure art-rock chaos! David Bowie’s Saturday Night Live appearance on December 15, 1979 – one of the most bizarre and brilliant TV moments of his career. Backed by Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias in avant-garde drag, Bowie performed three tracks from Lodger: “The Man Who Sold the World” (in a giant cardboard suit) “TVC 15” (carried like a puppet) “Boys Keep Swinging” (with a puppet body and a cheeky finale) The surre

While performing at the Forum on February 9, 1976, David Bowie made an appearance on Dinah Shore's afternoon talk show at CBS Television...

Young Americans-era Bowie hits Wembley – soul horns and blue-eyed funk invade London! one-page article in New Musical Express, November 22, 1975.

Bowie's Paranoid Hollywood Portrait Published in the UK on February 1, 1975, New Musical Express’s article “Cracked Actor” reviewed Alan Yentob's BBC1 documentary on David Bowie, aired as part of "Omnibus" the previous Sunday. The review described Bowie as sitting in a limo with eyes glinting like strobe lights, paranoid about sirens chasing him, looking more like Buster Keaton than a leper messiah, struggling to speak without sniffing, giggling nervously, or losing his threa

David Bowie's Cracked Actor was televised on BBC1 at 10:15 on January 26, 1975, as part of the Omnibus film series. Created by Alan...

Young Americans era under fire – has Bowie sold his soul to plastic R&B? David Bowie’s Souled Out…?, a one-page article in Disc, November 23, 1974.

David Bowie’s "The 1980 Floor Show" , a broadcast on The Midnight Special  in the US, November 16, 1973.The visual elements of the show...