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First shown:: 16 October at 21:00
Last shown:: 2 August at 00:30

Documentary about a generation of post-punk musicians, from the Human League to Gary Numan, who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.

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Thu 10 Feb 2011
It's Full of Stars: http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com/2011/02/for-some-reason-i-have-never-posted.html
Thu 16 Dec 2010
Second Drawer Up From The Left: Recycled Post! Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Fri 26 Nov 2010
some girls wander by mistake.: synth britannia at the BBC
Mon 2 Aug 2010
On The Blog: Synth Britannia - 80s Electronica

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It's Full of Stars: http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com/2011/02/for-some-reason-i-have-never-posted.html
Second Drawer Up From The Left: Recycled Post! Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
some girls wander by mistake.: synth britannia at the BBC
On The Blog: Synth Britannia - 80s Electronica

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