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The suburb of Beckenham in south east London was “absolutely fizzing with excitement and activity” in the summer of 1969, when David Bowie started a creative arts scene, says author Mary Finnigan. The contribution of that scene to rock history has been "shamefully ignored" according to Finnigan. She has written a book about it, titled Psychedelic Suburbia: David Bowie and The Beckenham Arts Lab. In this report, Mary Finnigan tells ѿý entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson about her relationship with David Bowie that summer. First broadcast on Today, 4 January 2016.
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