Ziggy Stardust and the Soho blue plaque

The studio where David Bowie recorded his best-known albums is to be given a blue plaque. Bowie, who died in January last year, recorded Ziggy Stardust and Hunky Dory at Trident Studios in Soho, London.

The studio, as well as a shopping arcade and a former hotel in Kent where Bowie’s short-lived band The Manish Boys played, and Hull Paragon station where his backing band The Spiders From Mars embarked on tours, are also getting plaques. Delia Derbyshire, an electronic music pioneer who helped craft the Doctor Who theme tune, the late broadcaster John Peel and former Pink Floyd star Syd Barrett are also honoured.