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Synth Britannia
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Synth Britannia

Oct 16, 2009
1h 28m
★ 7.9

Overview

Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.

Genres

Documentary
Music
TV Movie

Production Companies

BBC Four

Synth Britannia Trailers

Cast

Vince Clarke

Self

Vince Clarke

Martin Gore

Self

Martin Gore

Bernard Sumner

Self

Bernard Sumner

Gary Numan

Self

Gary Numan

Neil Tennant

Self

Neil Tennant

Phil Oakey

Self

Phil Oakey

John Foxx

Self

John Foxx

Daniel Miller

Self

Daniel Miller

Chris Lowe

Self

Chris Lowe

Marc Almond

Self

Marc Almond

David Ball

Self

David Ball

Martyn Ware

Self

Martyn Ware

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