Show Notes
Dead Famous is the critically acclaimed, Top 10 podcast that unravels the glitter, scandal and tragedy behind the lives — and deaths — of some of the world’s most famous people.
Every week, host Mark Randell goes beyond the public image to tell the whole story: the rise to fame, the private life behind the headlines, the final days and hours, the death itself, its aftermath and the legacy left behind.
Spanning stage and screen, music, sport, entertainment and royalty, Dead Famous has already told the stories of global icons including Princess Diana, Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury — alongside stars whose remarkable lives and deaths deserve to be rediscovered.
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