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New Order and Joy Division's Transmissions Returns for Season 2
Season 2 of Transmissions features exclusive interviews with all four New Order members, plus contributions from Johnny Marr, Christine And The Queens, Virgil Abloh, and others. It charts what happened after Blue Monday's global success—when Quincy Jones and John Hughes came calling, and top producers queued up for studio time—through the recording of Brotherhood, Technique, and Republic and the chaotic peak of the Hacienda.
Season 2 of Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order has been announced, drawing on interviews with Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, and Peter Hook. The documentary—narrated by BBC Radio's Elizabeth Alker—assembles a remarkable constellation of voices: fellow musicians like Johnny Marr, Billy Corgan, and Christine and The Queens; producers and collaborators including Arthur Baker and Peter Saville; and witnesses ranging from Kevin Cummins to Paul Morley, with special contributions from The Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands, DJ Paulette, and others.
The series picks up where Season 1 left off, charting the band's trajectory in the aftermath of Blue Monday's surprise global dominance. What began as an electronic experiment had become a genuine pop phenomenon—so much so that Quincy Jones was courting them with major-label offers, and John Hughes was seeking them for soundtrack work. New Order found themselves positioned at the very centre of the 1980s, with American producers queueing at the studio door and stadium tours beckoning. The series documents this heady period: the arena tours, the excesses of the Ibiza scene, the chaotic peak of the Haçienda, and the creation of three definitive albums—Brotherhood, Technique, and Republic—culminating in the phenomenon of World In Motion.
What emerges is a portrait of a band confronting not just success, but the question of how far they were willing to take it.
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