Bolan Sixtieth

A recent report suggested that people in rock music do die younger than others. Among the many to die young was Marc Bolan, founder of seventies band T Rex. This month would have marked his 60th birthday had he lived. An iconic star in British music, Bolan's classic hits continue to be popular. A TV programme tonight (ITV1 10.40 pm) Marc Bolan - 20th Century Boy is billed as "a colourful celebration of the life and work of a man who changed the face of British pop". An article continues:
As lead singer of the band T Rex, Bolan kick-started the glam rock era that defined the 1970s. But this September also marks the 30th anniversary of his tragic death at the age of just 29, an event which contributed to his enduring appeal as a true musical legend.
Marc Bolan - 20th Century Boy contains exclusive interviews with his son Rolan Bolan in Los Angeles and with his long-term partner Gloria Jones, in Sierra Leone where she now runs an orphanage.
There are also interviews with his brother, Harry Feld; Jeff Dexter, his best friend; personal assistant Mick Gray; T Rex bandmate Bill Legend; legendary record producer Tony Visconti; Simon Napier-Bell, Bolan's early manager; his friend, Cilla Black: and fan Ana Matronic, of The Scissor Sisters.With archive concert footage and an early performance never before broadcast on British TV, this film proves that Bolan really was born to boogie.

The narrator is Craig Kelly. Another documentary is coming up on BBC 4 in another week's time.