BBC to air documentary marking 30th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s death

It has been almost 30 years since Queen frontman and music legend Freddie Mercury passed away.

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The music world lost one of its most original and electrifying performers when Freddie Mercury succumbed to AIDS in 1991.

Freddie Mercury documentary will air on BBC Two in November, telling the story of the “extraordinary final chapter” of his life.Titled Freddie Mercury: The Final Act, the documentary will chart events from the Queen frontman’s final gig, his death in November 1991 from complications of AIDS, through to the tribute concert on April 20, 1992 at London’s Wembley Stadium.The documentary will feature new interviews with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor, along with Freddie’s sister Kashmira

On November 24, 1991, pop icon and lead singer of '70s rock band Queen Freddie Mercury died from complications of AIDS. With the 30th anniversary of his death approaching, BBC Two have announced that they will be broadcasting the biographical documentary 'Freddie Mercury: The Final Act' in his honour and memory.

Freddie Mercury BBC Doc In The Works

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster BBC Two will broadcast “Freddie Mercury: The Final Act” in November.Thirty years after Mercury died in November 1991 from complications of AIDS, the 90-minute documentary tells the story of the final chapter of the Queen singer’s life, as well as the journey leading up to the epic tribute concert at Wembley Stadium that followed in April 1992.