Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order artwork

Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order

10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 191 ratings

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

Music Interviews Music Music History gillian gilbert new order stephen morris bernard sumner ian curtis joy division factory records peter hook
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Episodes

S1E8: Blue Monday

December 17, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

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! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S1E7: Power, Corruption And Lies

December 10, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB

Maxine Peake tells the story of New Order’s first masterpiece, a record that seamlessly fuses punk, club culture and technology.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S1E6: The Haçienda

December 03, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S1E5: New Order

November 26, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S1E4: Love Will Tear Us Apart

November 19, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MB

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S1E3: An Ideal For Living

November 12, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

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.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S1E2: Unknown Pleasures

November 05, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MB

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.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S1E1: Band Meets Singer

October 29, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

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". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S1E1: Episode 1: Band Meets Singer

October 29, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

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".

S1E1: Transmissions: The Definitive Story of New Order and Joy Division - Trailer

October 05, 2020 20:07 - 1 minute - 1.82 MB

This is Transmissions, the definitive story of New Order and Joy Division. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.