Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order

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Joy Division / New Order

Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order

5.0/5

Critic Rating

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Fiona McCann • Irish Times Sep 23, 2024

"It’s a sharp and expansive account of the making of music, the forging of friendships and the kind of arbitrary decisions and strange serendipity that can lead to the creation of works of lasting art....juicy anecdotes ...."

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Score: 5

Clair Woodward • The Times UK Sep 22, 2024

"The band discuss the period — Stephen Morris’s dry humour is brilliant — and there are insightful commentators including Johnny Marr, Paul Morley and Jo Whiley. A fantastic insight into what it’s like to be in a band on the rise. …"

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Score: 5

Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian Sep 7, 2024

"...panache and insight. Its jump-around style reminds me a little of Radio 1 documentaries, which is a compliment: you won’t ever get bored. Spine-tingling stuff."

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