Kate Moss To Host New David Bowie Podcast

The BBC has revealed its autumn slate for its digital radio station Radio 6 Music, and a new podcast hosted by Kate Moss is on the bill. Across eight 15-minute episodes, the model will delve into the artistic evolution of her good friend, the late David Bowie, between 1970 and 1975 – one of the artist’s most creatively fertile and transformative eras. Here’s everything we know so far about Music Uncovered, David Bowie: Changeling – plus when we will get to tune in.

What Do We Know About Kate Moss’ David Bowie Podcast?

David Bowie is perhaps one of the best known artists of all time, and it’s all down to his transformativeness, redefining whole eras by reinventing his image and sound. But before 1970, he was little more than a cult-followed musician. But the release of The Man Who Sold the World in 1970 would change everything, marking a shift to heavier hard-rock music and preparing Bowie for international superstardom. 

That would all come over the course of the next half decade, and this is the subject of Moss’ Bowie podcast, Music Uncovered, David Bowie: Changeling. That ‘changeling’ idea is crucial. The experimental The Man Who Sold the World was followed up with Hunky Dory (1971) with a totally different sound: more melodic and piano-driven, and featuring iconic tracks like ‘Changes’, ‘Life on Mars?’ and ‘Queen Bitch’. 

Both heralded a new era, preparing the ground for the greatness that would come in 1972 with the release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. This marked the beginning of Bowie’s iconic androgynous glam rock persona Ziggy Stardust. Tracing a theatrical concept, the album brought with it electrifying performances, outrageous costumes and the artist’s famous red mullet – and it catapulted Bowie to international fame.

Aladdin Sane (1973) continued the Ziggy Stardust era, before Bowie retired the persona in a shock announcement during a concert at the Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973. And then more change was afoot: Pin Ups (1973) was a covers album paying homage to the ‘60s British mod and rock scene; Diamond Dogs (1974) was a funky concept based on George Orwell’s 1984; and Young Americans (1975) marked the end of Bowie’s glam rock era, influenced by R&B and funk, and shifting towards what the artist called ‘plastic soul’. While this alienated some British fans, it was well received stateside, especially ‘Fame’ which was penned with John Lennon and became Bowie’s first number one single in the US.

This will all be charted in Music Uncovered, David Bowie: Changeling, with Bowie’s friend Moss drawing on both new and archive interviews to bring this incredible five year period back to life. 

‘David Bowie was a very special person,’ Moss says, describing the artist as ‘someone who was much more than a friend – he was an enigma’. Moss and Bowie were loyal friends from the ‘90s onwards, showcasing their friendship to the world via Moss’s 2003 British Vogue cover when she donned Bowie’s famous Aladdin Sane lightning bolt makeup.

Music Uncovered, David Bowie: Changeling will delve into the artist’s early performances with The Hype and his fascination with Andy Warhol, before tracing creation of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars and the legacy of his iconic Ziggy Stardust image – and finally detailing the creation of another persona, The Thin White Duke.

The podcast comes as London’s V&A prepares to launch the David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse, a new working archive and the world’s largest collection dedicated to Bowie’s life and works.

‘When the chance came to dive into this extraordinary five-year chapter of Bowie’s life for 6 Music and BBC Sounds, hearing from those who joined him on his creative journey and those he continues to inspire, I was excited to help share the story of such an incredible transformation,’ Moss says. ‘This podcast is a real celebration of my friend, a true British icon.’

New interviews from people who knew Bowie (and continue to be inspired by his legacy) include Boy George, Chrissie Hynde, Dave Gahan, Edward Enninful, Elton John, Goldie, Iggy Pop, Harris Reed, Robbie Williams and Twiggy.

Meanwhile rare and unheard archive interviews will also feature, including a 2001 interview with podcast creator Des Shaw, using recently unearthed audio from the BBC Archive. Other interviews from the archive include those with Lady Gaga, artist Tracey Emin, and the late musicians Sinéad O’Connor and Lou Reed.

Release Date

Music Uncovered, David Bowie: Changeling will be available on BBC Sounds from 6am on Wednesday 10 September 2025.