Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

Synopsis

Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville and Martin Hannett in the late 1970s, it became known as the home of Joy Divsion, New Order and Happy Mondays and for creating the Hacienda club. The label pioneered Britain's independent pop culture, creating a new Manchester and blowing a shed-load of money. Includes interviews with all the main players in the Factory story.

Related Links

• BBC Radio 2 Guide to Factory Records
• Wikipedia: Factory Records (en.wikipedia.org)
• BBC News: Anthony Wilson 1950-2007 (BBC News)
• BBC Electric Proms: Factory
• BBC Manchester: Celebrating the Hacienda
• BBC Manchester: Factory producer Martin Hannett

Tracklist

1. New Order — Blue Monday

2. Joy Division — Heart and Soul

3. Sex Pistols — Pretty Vacant

4. Buzzcocks — Friend of Mine

5. Sex Pistols — bootleg: track 1. unidentified

6. Warsaw — Transmission

7. Patti Smith — Kimberley

8. The Durutti Column — Experiment on 5th

9. Section 25 — c.p.

10. Joy Division — Digital

11. Joy Division — Heart and Soul

12. Buzzcocks — Boredom

13. Warsaw — Novelty

14. The Beatles — Magical Mystery Tour

15. Joy Division — Day of the Lords

16. Joy Division — I Remember Nothing

17. The Durutti Column — Beginning

18. Joy Division — The Eternal

19. The B-52's — Lava

20. New Order — The Him

21. Tears for Fears — Everybody Wants to Rule the World

22. The Durutti Column — Sketch for Winter

23. Section 25 — c.p.

24. The Smiths — How Soon is Now?

25. The Smiths — What Difference Does it Make?

26. New Order — Blue Monday

27. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — Enola Gay

28. Happy Mondays — Delightful

29. Rhythm II Rhythm — Strings of Life

30. Happy Mondays — Loose Fit

31. 808 State — Pacific State

32. Happy Mondays — Step On

33. Happy Mondays — Neto

34. New Order — Fine Time

35. Happy Mondays — Cut 'em Loose, Bruce

36. Happy Mondays — 24 Hour Party People

37. The Durutti Column — Requiem Again

38. New Order — Truth

39. Joy Division — Day of the Lords

Broadcasts

1. Fri 21 Sep 2007
   21:00
   BBC Four
2. Sat 22 Sep 2007
   02:20
   BBC Four
3. Mon 24 Sep 2007
   21:00
   BBC Four
4. Tue 25 Sep 2007
   01:30
   BBC Four
5. Sun 30 Dec 2007
   01:20
   BBC Four
6. Fri 25 Jan 2008
   00:30
   BBC Four
7. Sat 2 Feb 2008
   23:10
   BBC Two
8. Fri 5 Sep 2008
   22:50
   BBC Four
9. Mon 8 Sep 2008
   01:05
   BBC Four
10. Fri 14 Aug 2009
    23:00
    BBC Four
11. Mon 17 Aug 2009
    00:15
    BBC Four