Joy Division
Featuring the participation of all surviving members, this film examines Joy Division's story through unseen live performance footage, personal photos, period films and audiotapes.
On June 4 1976, four young men from ruined, post-industrial Manchester went to see a Sex Pistols show at the Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall. Inspired by the gig that is now credited with igniting the Manchester music scene, they formed what was to become one of the world's most influential bands, Joy Division.
Over 30 years later, despite a tragedy that was to cut them off in their prime, they are enjoying a larger audience and more influence than ever before, with a profound legacy that resonates fiercely in today's heavily manufactured pop culture.
Featuring the unprecedented participation of all the surviving band members, this film examines the band's story through never-before-seen live performance footage, personal photos, period films and newly discovered audiotapes.
A fresh visual account of a unique time and place, this is the untold story of how four men transcended economic and cultural barriers to produce an enduring musical legacy, at a time of great social and political change.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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The Nau Ensemble
Decades
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Exercise One
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Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant
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Warsaw
You're No Good For Me (Demo)
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At A Later Date
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No Love Lost
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Digital
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Shadowplay
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No Love Lost
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N.F. Porter
Keep On Keeping On
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Interzone
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Shadowplay
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Interzone
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Digital
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The Nau Ensemble
Interlude
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Insight
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New Dawn Fades
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Decades
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Disorder
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I Remember Nothing
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She's Lost Control
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Transmission
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Wilderness
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These Days
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Dead Souls
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Atmosphere
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Autosuggestion
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Shadowplay
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Day Of The Lords
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Autosuggestion
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Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Atrocity Exhibition
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Heart & Soul
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Jerry Chater
Eternal
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Exercise One
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Isolation
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Decades
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New Order
Shadowplay
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Blue Monday
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Atmosphere
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Director | Grant Gee |
| Producer | Tom Atencio |
| Producer | Tom Astor |
| Producer | Jacqui Edenbrow |
Broadcasts
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Learn more about the English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester.