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FILM: Joy Division
On: BBC 4 (9)
Date: Friday 27th February 2015 (starting in 2 hours and 32 minutes)
Time: 21:00 to 22:35 (1 hour and 35 minutes long)
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 thirty 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 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.
(Editor's Choice, New, Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
Starring: Ed Stoppard, Tom Schilling, Bernadette Heerwagen, Bernard Hill, Michelle Gayle, Lea Mornar
Cheers - I'll be watching. Great band!
Awesome. Watched it at the pictures
Ta - will record that
Lets dance to Joy Division, and celebrate the irony.......
Thanks, all set to record.
Thanks for the heads up
OH yeah, nearly forgot that was on. Should be good.
3 minute warning bump 🙂
Some of that opening footage - you realise how grim UK was in the 70's...
Man that was a good programme. Closer and close-r never thought that.
Interesting the commentary about the time leading up to Ian's death.
Brilliant doc.
Also liking the Wombats reference.
Very interesting doc. I find Joy Division funny. They are before my time, and I don't own any of their albums, but I like watching programmes about them. I find something captivating about watching footage of Ian Curtis. I don't normally feel this about musicians, but he does seem to have another worldliness about him.
Great programme, thanks for the heads up, then synth Britannia.
was brilliant, deeply moving
the following two programmes were mint too and then it was on again, i watched the opening ten minutes again, just to remind myself how shit manchester was in the 70's
Listened to disorder about ten times this morning. Forgot how good it and the rest of the album was. Married to the dark environment they grew up in its just superb
Very moving, such a mix of people that fitted so well together, Ian being so alone throughout and suffering without the others even knowing. Wish I'd had the chance to see them.
Never really liked their music at the time - I guess I was just too young. But this documentary made me realise how great they were.