Marc Bolan: Cosmic Dancer
An intimate biographical portrait of Marc Bolan, narrated in his own words, which reveals a complex, driven figure whose life was tragically cut short.
This intimate biography, narrated in Marc Bolan's own words, traces his remarkable journey from Hackney's 'king of the mods' to Tyrannosaurus Rex, as he evolved into the artist known as 'the hippie with a knife up his sleeve'.
With the dawn of the 1970s and the breakup of The Beatles, Bolan became the gender-bending glam rocker whose band T. Rex revitalised the British music scene. But director Jeremy Marre - incorporating unseen movies shot by record producer Tony Visconti and Marc Bolan himself - reveals a far more complex and driven figure whose life was tragically cut short, aged 29.
Featuring those who were closest to Marc, his friends, colleagues, family, partner Gloria Jones and producer Tony Visconti.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02T. Rex
Cosmic Dancer
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00:02T. Rex
Twentieth Century Boy
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00:03T. Rex
Twentieth Century Boy
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00:03T. Rex
Twentieth Century Boy
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00:05Larry Adler
Blues In The Night
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00:07Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel
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00:08Eddie Cochran
Twenty Flight Rock
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00:09Eddie Cochran
Twenty Flight Rock
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00:09T. Rex
Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart
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00:11Marc Bolan
The Wizard
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00:14T. Rex
Once Upon the Seas of Abyssinia
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00:15Marc Bolan
Hippy Gumbo
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00:17John’s Children
Desdemona
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00:21T. Rex
Scenescof
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00:21T. Rex
Deboraarobed
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00:23T. Rex
The Seal of Seasons
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00:24T. Rex
Warlord of The Royal Crocodiles
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00:29T. Rex
Ride a White Swan
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00:30T. Rex
Ride a White Swan
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00:32T. Rex
Hot Love
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00:33T. Rex
Jeepster
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00:37T. Rex
Children of the Revolution
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00:39T. Rex
The Slider
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00:44T. Rex
Metal Guru
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00:50Recordings By Marcel Cellier
Caba For Violin
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00:38T. Rex
Buick Mackane
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00:51T. Rex
Teenage Dream
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00:53T. Rex
Life is Strange
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00:57T. Rex
Soul of My Suit
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Producer | Jeremy Marre |
| Director | Jeremy Marre |
| Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
Broadcasts
- Fri 15 Sep 2017 21:00
- Sat 16 Sep 2017 01:35
- Fri 2 Nov 2018 21:00
- Fri 25 Oct 2019 23:30
- Fri 3 Jul 2020 23:00
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