Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order

Transmissions Season 2 launches in August, picking up where Season 1 ended, with the classic Blue Monday. Thereafter we revisit pivotal moments, wild stories and iconic tunes via new interviews with Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner. Plus New Order superfans like Johnny Marr, Billy Corgan and Virgil Abloh. In this teaser episode, Keith Allen recalls the recording of a certain football anthem... 

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Transmissions Season 2 launches in August, picking up where Season 1 ended, with the mighty Blue Monday. Thereafter we revisit pivotal moments, wild stories and classic tunes via new interviews with Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner. New Order superfans like Robert Smith, Johnny Marr, Billy Corgan and Virgil Abloh also chime in. Presented by Elizabeth Alker. A Cup&Nuzzle / Warner Music UK production.

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New Order and Maxine Peake are joined by The Pet Shop Boys and Honey Dijon to tell the story of the best-selling, most groundbreaking and arguably greatest 12 inch single of all time. Series finale!

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Maxine Peake tells the story of New Order’s first masterpiece, a record that seamlessly fuses punk, club culture and technology. 

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A cathedral of music. A milestone in British culture. A financial catastrophe. Maxine Peake takes us to the Haçienda, the nightclub that nearly ruined Factory Records, and then changed the world.

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Maxine Peake describes the emergence of a new band from the ashes of Joy Division. Besides choosing a singer and recruiting a new member, they also needed to find a name for this embryonic group. Enter: The Witch Doctors Of Zimbabwe.

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Maxine Peake, Bono, Anna Calvi, Thurston Moore and the surviving members of Joy Division describe the band's growing success, the creation of the timeless song 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', and the tragic death of their iconic singer, Ian Curtis.

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Maxine Peake narrates the story of the legendarily chaotic record label Factory, with memorable contributions from founder Tony Wilson ("We were clever enough at the very beginning to know that musicians know f**k-all about music”). Also: FAC numbers explained. 

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Maxine Peake describes the birth of one of the most adored albums of all time, including its iconic artwork. But the process of creating a classic is far from smooth, with producer Martin Hannett’s eccentric methods generating tension. 

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Maxine Peake tells the story of the beginnings of Joy Division, one of the most influential bands ever. The story begins with a young Bernard Sumner posting a notice in a Manchester record shop: "Band seeks singer".

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