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From The Beatles and David Bowie to Spinal Tap and beyond, Lauren Laverne showcases how rock stars lives have been portrayed on radio and screen.

In the first of a three-part lovingly compiled long-playing retrospective, we'll hear...

"The Final Take: Bowie in the Studio" - Jon Culshaw鈥檚 portrayal of David Bowie during the recording of his final album Blackstar.

"Queens of Noise: Get It On" - An episode from the drama about a fictional female group chasing rock stardom in the late 1980s written by The Farm's Roy Boulter and Louise Wener from Sleeper.

"Witness History: The Monkees" - A look at how a group of actors in the 1960s, who were originally hired to play wannabe pop stars, became the world's first 'manufactured' boy band.

In addition to this, the broadcaster, music journalist and Radio Times Film Editor Andrew Collins offers his thoughts on the phenomenon of the rock biopic.

Produced by Stuart Ross.

Made for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2020.