Questioning saint-like and fantastic heroes…
“An androgynous Seventies icon who wondered is there life on Mars is one of the specialist subjects on Mastermind on Thursday 1st June at 10pm on BBC TWO. Ground control to Major Tom, anybody?”
That’s how the new season of
Visitors to the BowieNet calendar will already be aware of this, but it’s worth a reminder for those of you in the UK who didn’t know about it.
The specialist subjects in this first edition of the new series, hosted by John Humphrys, include: Films of Stanley Kubrick, Anglo-Scottish Warfare, the Bodyline Ashes Tour and the Life and Music of David Bowie.
The show was recorded in Manchester in December, after Bowie fans were invited to join the audience.
Well let’s hope the questions were a little tougher than the teaser in the above opening line, and, indeed, just a teeny bit more taxing than the one in the above screen grab. Even my dog got that right!