Episodes

  • S2E8: World In Motion

    S2E8: World In Motion
    Oct 23 2024
    New Order are scattered to the wind – pursuing solo projects. But in the background a plan to bring them back together is being hatched. In the final episode of Transmissions season 2, hear the story of New Order’s timeless World Cup anthem.

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    44 mins
  • S2E7: I Was There

    S2E7: I Was There
    Oct 16 2024
    1989 and The Hacienda is packed to the rafters, whilst their new album is going gangbusters… So why is the band’s mood so bleak? As the UK finally embraces the promise of dance music, New Order teeters on the brink of collapse.

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    38 mins
  • S2E6: Technique

    S2E6: Technique
    Oct 8 2024
    New Order decide to put some distance between themselves and the devil of temptation. They’ll go somewhere serene and quiet… Ibiza. Join the band on their chaotic lost summer, as Acid House arrives and turns their entire world upside down.

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    33 mins
  • S2E5: Substance

    S2E5: Substance
    Oct 1 2024
    Tony Wilson wants to listen to ‘Blue Monday’ on his car CD player, and what Tony Wilson wants… Hear how Substance launched New Order into a new stratosphere of American popularity, and the story of one of the record’s highpoints: ‘True Faith’.

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    36 mins
  • S2E4: Brotherhood

    S2E4: Brotherhood
    Sep 25 2024
    An album defined by the division between punk rock tradition and the new frontier of electronic production, Brotherhood has blossomed since its tumultuous recording in the hearts of New Order fans, such as Hot Chip, and Christine & The Queens.

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    36 mins
  • S2E3: America Beckons

    S2E3: America Beckons
    Sep 18 2024
    New Order finds an enthusiastic young audience in the US. Unlike British crowds, they never ask them to play ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, and they quite like dancing. It’s seductive, but life on the road begins to take its toll on the band.

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    39 mins
  • S2E2: Low-Life

    S2E2: Low-Life
    Sep 10 2024
    New Order reflect on Low-Life, a hedonistic odyssey fuelled by unprecedented excess through London’s clubs, their first concessions to the new American label, and the lasting appeal of an album that married punk rock tradition with sci-fi modernity.

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    40 mins
  • S2E1: Confusion

    S2E1: Confusion
    Sep 4 2024
    New Order, joined by Johnny Marr and Billy Corgan, recount act two of the band’s story. From a raucous miners’ benefit concert to signing for Quincy Jones’ label, hear how the band courted America’s electro club scene.

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    42 mins