Tony Wilson
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- Comedy24 Hour Party People
- ComedyA Cock and Bull Story
- DramaControl
- TV MovieFactory: Play at Home
- MusicNew Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
- movieNo City Fun
- MusicThe Durutti Column: Domo Arigato
- DocumentaryShadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
- ComedyFunny Up North
- DocumentaryThe Alcohol Years
- MusicMusic Maker: Rory Gallagher
- MusicThe Summer of Rave, 1989
- DocumentaryThe Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
- DocumentaryThe Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
- DocumentaryIan Dury: Rare And Unseen
- movieThe Smiths: Under Review
- DocumentaryCatch: The Hold Not Taken
- CrimeThe Frontline
- MusicNew Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
- DocumentaryFactory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
- movieManchester Passion
- DocumentaryNew Order: Decades
- DocumentaryPoly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
- DocumentaryNew Order Story
- DocumentaryThe 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
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Tony Wilson
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Anthony Howard "Tony" Wilson was an English record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. As the head of Factory Records and one of the owners of the infamous Hacienda nightclub, Wilson was the man behind some of Manchester's most successful bands and was known as Mr Manchester. His day job as a broadcaster saw him present programmes such as regional news show Granada Reports, music showcase So It Goes, World in Action, After Dark, Remote Control, Granada Upfront and the Politics Show to name but a few. His role in the music industry formed the basis of Michael Winterbottom's acclaimed film 24 Hour Party People.
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- Place of Birth
- Pendleton, Lancashire, UK
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