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Jan 28
52m 53s

David Bowie

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10 years on from David Bowie's death, we reflect on the life and music of one of the most influential cultural figures of our age, and assess his remarkable legacy. Our panel is Prof Eoin Devereux, Co-Director for the Centre for The Study of Popular Music and Popular Culture at the University of Limerick, Dr Leah Kardos, Senior Lecturer in Music at Kingston University London, and Harriet Reed, Assistant Curator in the Theatre and Performance Department at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and part of the curatorial team behind The David Bowie Centre at the V&A East Storehouse, a permanent home for Bowie's archive.

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