David Bowie

Sam Coley has been making radio documentaries about David Bowie since 2008 — and writing academically about him since 2009. Coley’s work spans Bowie's commercial reinvention in 1983, his relationship with New Zealand and Māori culture, his dialogue with the visual arts, and the fan communities that have kept his legacy alive in the digital era.

V&A Bowie Event: Friday Late

This video was filmed on Friday, 26 April 2013, during the "David Bowie is Making a Scene" Friday Late event, hosted at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London - part of their ‘Bowie Weekender’. This was a free, one-night-only public event packed with live performances, art installations, and design workshops.

Coley was invited to record the evening's programme - and ended up presented on his NZ radio documentary work during the following weekend (when another presenter dropped out).