Radio review: Ziggy Stardust Came from Isleworth

The connections to David Bowie were tenuous, and the delivery was a bit rigid, but underneath all that was a well-researched documentary about Brit rock'n'roller Vince TaylorTo say that Ziggy Stardust Came from Isleworth (Radio 4) is stretching things. Vince Taylor, profiled in this programme, was one of many inspirations for Bowie's magnificently strange creation. "He was definitely part of the blueprint of this strange character that came from somewhere," Bowie said in an archive clip. But th...

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