# The final bow: David Bowie's last act

An episode of [The Slow Newscast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1487320403), 24 Dec 2024, 21 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-tortoise-podcast/e/67652963621cdde43a122152/media.mp3

David Bowie's last months were spent fulfilling one final ambition: staging a musical based around his songs. They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes. Zelda Perkins not only met hers, she produced the musical he staged in his dying days Reporter: Zelda Perkins Artwork: Emma O'Neil Sound design: Dominic Delargy Executive Producer: Matt Russell To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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