Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order

Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order

Rhino UK

This is Transmissions, the definitive story of New Order and Joy Division. Based on new and exclusive interviews with Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert and Peter Hook, this series captures those vivid moments that tell their tale like never before. Listen to the music featured in Transmissions here: https://JoyDivision.lnk.to/Transmissions

39 minutes 16 seconds

S2E3: America Beckons

New Order finds an enthusiastic young audience in the US. Unlike British crowds, they never ask them to play ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, and they quite like dancing. It’s seductive, but life on the road begins to take its toll on the band.
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18 September 2024, 11:01 pm
39 minutes 40 seconds

S2E2: Low-Life

New Order reflect on Low-Life, a hedonistic odyssey fuelled by unprecedented excess through London’s clubs, their first concessions to the new American label, and the lasting appeal of an album that married punk rock tradition with sci-fi modernity.
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10 September 2024, 11:01 pm
41 minutes 52 seconds

S2E1: Confusion

New Order, joined by Johnny Marr and Billy Corgan, recount act two of the band’s story. From a raucous miners’ benefit concert to signing for Quincy Jones’ label, hear how the band courted America’s electro club scene.
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4 September 2024, 10:31 am
1 minute 50 seconds

S2: Transmissions: The Definitive Story Of Joy Division And New Order - Trailer

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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18 June 2024, 10:55 pm
4 minutes 26 seconds

S2 Teaser Episode: The Untold Story of World In Motion

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...

A Cup&Nuzzle / Warner Music UK production.

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18 June 2024, 10:55 pm
37 minutes 36 seconds

S1E8: Blue Monday

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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17 December 2020, 12:00 am
39 minutes 14 seconds

S1E7: Power, Corruption And Lies

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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10 December 2020, 12:00 am
36 minutes 46 seconds

S1E6: The Haçienda

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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3 December 2020, 12:00 am
42 minutes 8 seconds

S1E5: New Order

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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26 November 2020, 12:00 am
39 minutes 59 seconds

S1E4: Love Will Tear Us Apart

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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19 November 2020, 12:00 am
40 minutes 58 seconds

S1E3: An Ideal For Living

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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12 November 2020, 12:00 am
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