Two of the most influential bands in music history.

If you do things differently, you can get noticed more than if you do things the same as everyone else, you know.

The minute you heard in order, you were like, they're one of me or I'm one of them.

It was instant. One incredible tale.

We ended up having a rave at Peter Gabriel's.

Yeah, it was fucking chaos, man.

It was fantastic.

I was so angry.

I just sprung across the room and robs throat.

This is Transmissions,

the definitive story of Joy Division and New Order.

Coming up on Episode 5, Factory Records is in financial hot water once again.

You know, the thing is, is that we were very good at being a group.

We were very good at writing songs.

And you'd have to say that if you looked at everybody else round us,

maybe they weren't as good at their jobs as we were as doing the music and so

new order must go to new lengths to keep factory alive we were kind of like selling out by

degrees that's the word in the, creating their biggest hit to date.

Well, Chief Faith was very radio-friendly.

For once, we started getting played on mainstream radio.

And connecting to a whole new generation of fans, almost by chance.

I just listened to it over and over and over on repeat, and I was, yeah, blown away.

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