It is half a century since Ziggy Stardust—a character that turned David Bowie into an intergalactic star and revolutionised sexual politics in the process—crashed onto Earth
The "Starman" costume from David Bowie's appearance on "Top of the Pops" in 1972 on display at the "David Bowie is" exhibition at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in central London
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It is half a century since Ziggy Stardust—a character that turned David Bowie into an intergalactic star and revolutionised sexual politics in the process—crashed onto Earth.
The London singer had spent a decade trying to refine his stage persona, but despite a couple of hits—1969's "Space Oddity" and "Changes" two years later—he had yet to achieve the stardom he craved.