Two of the most influential bands in music history.

Georgie was pissed all over everybody.

I mean, they were much, much better than us.

This man with the weight of the whole universe in his voice,

this crooner from some black hole.

One incredible tale.

It's hard enough, you know, just to be in a marriage

or to stay friends with someone forever.

You know, imagine having to be in a band with someone for like decades.

It's a miracle, you know?

There was a cold beauty about it that really touched me.

It's like New Order of giving people

in Manchester everything, everything. I'm Elizabeth Olker. This is Transmissions, the definitive

story of Joy Division and New Order.

Coming up in episode two, squeeze into your leather thigh highs and your latex cat suits.

We're going deep into the underbelly with low life.

They were out every night and I'd go out maybe once or twice in the session. Low Life they'd started living up to low life, they started going to bondage clubs and things.

A flirtation with the underground, yes, but also a new level of exposure.

Piers Sober called it demystification of the band.

That was because Svel's always got to have a word

and that was demystification on low life.

By the time New Order began to think about recording the follow-up to power, corruption and lies,

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