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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

Production Companies

BBC Four

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Cast

Vince Clarke

Self

Vince Clarke

Martin Gore

Self

Martin Gore

Gary Numan

Self

Gary Numan

Phil Oakey

Self

Phil Oakey

Bernard Sumner

Self

Bernard Sumner

Neil Tennant

Self

Neil Tennant

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