16 October 2009 Factual, Music, TV Movie 88 mins
Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.
Watch the official Synth Britannia 2009 trailer in HD below or find more Synth Britannia videos on Vidimovie.
Vince Clarke as Self
Martin Gore as Self
Bernard Sumner as Self
Gary Numan as Self
Neil Tennant as Self
Phil Oakey as Self
John Foxx as Self
Daniel Miller as Self
Chris Lowe as Self
Marc Almond as Self
David Ball as Self
Martyn Ware as Self
Joanne Catherall as Self
Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher as Self
Wolfgang Flür as Self
Paul Humphreys as Self
Benjamin Whalley Director
United States 16 October 2009
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More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Synth Britannia:
Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage. In the late ...
Transmission Date: BBC FOUR FRIDAY 16th OCTOBER AT 9PM In the late Seventies small pockets of electronic artists such as The Human League Cabaret ...
Synth Britannia (2009) Director: Ben Whalley Contributors include Philip Oakey Vince Clarke Martin Gore Bernard Sumner Gary Numan and Neil Tennant.
Gary Numan was featured on this program about synthesiser music in october 2009.
The Throbbing Gristle section from BBC Four's Synth Britannia documentary featuring Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti being interviewed.
JG Ballard on Synth Britannia - Gary Numan's Cars featuring clips of Harley Cokliss' Crash! (1971) with JG Ballard and Gabrielle Drake.
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15 July 2009
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07 July 2009
A short documentary about Vince Guaraldi, the composer most well known for his work on several 'Peanuts' animated television specials.
25 September 2009
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21 January 2009
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