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Synth Britannia

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Producing House

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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2009-10-16

Runtime: 88 mins

Director: Benjamin Whalley

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary, Music, TV Movie

Original title: Synth Britannia

Production Companies: BBC Four

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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