
Acting
Bernard Sumner
Born
1956-01-04 (70)
Place of birth
Salford, Lancashire, England
Known for
Acting
Credits
38 titles
Bernard 'Barney' Sumner is the lead singer and founder member of New Order and was a founder member of Joy Division.
Known for
Big World Café was a music show on British television. Broadcast on Channel 4 in 1989, it was presented by Mariella Frostrup, Eagle Eye Cherry and Jazzie B. It was produced by Andrea Wonfor, who had previously worked on The Tube. During the programme's second series, Andy Kershaw was recruited to report on world music. Artists who appeared on the show included Les Négresses Vertes, New Order, Prefab Sprout and Wet Wet Wet.
Big World Cafe
1989
7.6A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.
Joy Division
2009
7.8Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.
Synth Britannia
2009
7.0The band's only UK gig of 2018, where they delighted fans with over two hours of classics, hits from their album Music Complete and Joy Division covers.
New Order Live At Alexandra Palace
2021
NRNew Order's only UK show of 2018, recorded live on 9th November at London’s Alexandra Palace.
New Order: Education Entertainment Recreation (Live At Alexandra Palace)
2021
NRLive concert at the Ukrainian National Home (Taras Shevchenko) in the East Village of New York City.
New Order: Taras Shevchenko
1983
Film credits
2020s · 6 titles
7.0The band's only UK gig of 2018, where they delighted fans with over two hours of classics, hits from their album Music Complete and Joy Division covers.
New Order Live At Alexandra Palace
2021
NRNew Order's only UK show of 2018, recorded live on 9th November at London’s Alexandra Palace.
New Order: Education Entertainment Recreation (Live At Alexandra Palace)
2021
NRSplit across 2 DVDs, over 2hrs 30mins of live footage, including the Plan K Brussels concert, two Apollo Theatre Manchester concerts, a soundcheck, and a new edit of Joy Division - A Malcolm Whitehead Film
Eternal: Live
2026
NRThe full uncut shows previous released in low quality.
Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979
2026
NRThe full show previous unreleased till now.
Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979
2026
8.0Featuring interviews with New Order's Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, Record On: Power, Corruption and Lies unravels the creative process behind New Order's 1983 album, Power, Corruption and Lies as well as standalone single Blue Monday and explores the themes inside the album, of a band finding new direction and moving on from its past. Taking inspiration for their evolving sound from New York's new-wave clubs of the early 1980s and newly acquired sequencers and keyboards, electronic instrumentation quickly drove New Order's songwriting process, conceiving global smash-hit Blue Monday. This film also explores the impact of the technological shifts that took place in the early 1980s as the digital-age began to percolate through all parts of society - from commerce and financial trading, to offices and home entertainment; with contributions from graphic designer Peter Saville, Blue Monday producer Michael Johnson and American record producer Arthur Baker.
Record On: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
2023
2010s · 2 titles
6.6Part concert, part documentary, this film follows the band’s preparations in the re-staging of their acclaimed collaboration So It Goes.. with the artist Liam Gillick and the 12-piece synthesiser orchestra that spectacularly captured the headlines during Manchester International Festival 2017.
New Order: Decades
2018
NRHere Are The Young Men (Master VHS). Substance (1st Gen VHS). Clips from various sources compiled in chronological order.
Joy Division: Live & Promo Appearances 1979-1980
2011
2000s · 9 titles
7.6A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.
Joy Division
2009
7.8Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.
Synth Britannia
2009
8.0A journey through the BBC's synthpop archives from Roxy Music and Tubeway Army to New Order and Sparks. Turn your Moogs up to 11 as we take a trip back into the 70s and 80s!
Synth Britannia at the BBC
2009
6.5This collection features all of New Order's groundbreaking videos, including 'Bizarre Love', 'Triangle', 'Blue Monday' and 'True Faith' plus alternate versions and brand new videos for 'Temptation' and 'Ceremony' created just for this compilation. It also includes the latest video from their current album - the title track 'Waiting for the Sirens Call'. Tracklist: 'Ceremony', 'Confusion', 'The Perfect Kiss', 'Shellshock', 'State of the Nation', 'Temptation', 'Bizarre Love Triangle', 'True Faith', 'Touched By the Hand of God', 'Blue Monday', 'Fine Time', 'Round & Round', 'Run', 'World in Motion', 'Regret', 'Ruined in a Day', 'World', 'Spooky', '1963', 'Crystal', '60 Miles an Hour', 'Here To Stay', 'Krafty', 'Jetstream' and 'Waiting for the Sirens' Call'.
New Order: A Collection
2005
6.0New Order's groundbreaking fusion of postpunk/new wave rock, synth-pop and dance music made them one of the most influential bands of the 1980s. After sitting out much of the '90s, they reemerged with acclaimed albums in 2001 (Get Ready) and 2005 (Waiting For The Sirens' Call), and in late 2006, performed a rare and celebratory two-night stand in Glasgow, Scotland.
New Order - Live in Glasgow
2008
7.7Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville and Martin Hannett in the late 1970s, it became known as the home of Joy Divsion, New Order and Happy Mondays and for creating the Hacienda club. The label pioneered Britain's independent pop culture, creating a new Manchester and blowing a shed-load of money. Includes interviews with all the main players in the Factory story.
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
2007
9.0This isn't a documentary, but two completely separate concerts performed by the legends. The first finds them in 1981 playing New York. It's fascinating to see, because they still have that Joy Division image hanging over them. Brilliantly, they don't speak to the audience, or themselves. Heavily relies on the 'Movement' album, but has a proto Temptation, which is always good to hear. The second is their appearance at the 1998 Reading Festival, which is basically a greatest hits set, but there's nothing better than a New Order greatest hits: Regret, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, Temptation (again!) and, of course, Blue Monday. The Joy Division back catalogue is also given a dusting down: Isolation, Atmosphere, Heart and Soul. Then there is an interview with the original four (we miss you Gillian) which reveals them completely at ease with their legend. God bless them.
New Order 3 16
2001
8.0Live at Finsbury Park 9th June 2002
New Order: 5 11
2002
International is a 2002 greatest hits collection from New Order. It was released only in a few countries—United Kingdom notably excluded, although imports were available. Available editions include those from France with a limited edition bonus CD and from the US with a limited edition bonus DVD. As it came out in the same year as the 4/5 disc Retro compilation, many New Order fans did not purchase International, particularly those fans in the countries in which it was never sold. One new track, the single "Here to Stay" from the 24 Hour Party People soundtrack, was however put on International, which was not on Retro, providing a possible incentive to those fans waiting for Retro. No. Title Length 1. "Blue Monday" (live from 5/11) - 7:21 2. "True Faith" - 5:03 3. "The Perfect Kiss" - 5:43
New Order: International
2003
1980s · 16 titles
NRLive concert at the Ukrainian National Home (Taras Shevchenko) in the East Village of New York City.
New Order: Taras Shevchenko
1983
NRRecorded live at Shinjuku Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, May 2 1985.
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in Tokyo
1986
NROne of New Order's earlier gigs. It's setlist includes Dreams Never End, ICB, Chosen Time, Denial, Ceremony and Truth.
New Order: Celebration (Live From TV Granada)
1981
NRPower, Corruption & Lies (Definitive Edition) expands New Order’s 1983 album with restored audio and archival material. The set includes a DVD featuring rare live performances from the early 1980s, capturing the band’s shift toward a more electronic sound in raw, energetic concert recordings. Additional period footage provides visual context for the album’s development and its place in New Order’s evolution.
New Order: Power, Corruption & Lies
1983
NRLive concert from 4 April 1987 by the British band New Order at The Academy in Brixton, a fundraising performance for International AIDS Day. Song list: Bizarre Love Triangle, Perfect Kiss, Ceremony, Dreams Never End, Love vigilantes, Confusion, Age of Consent, Temptation.
New Order: Brixton Academy
1989
NRAn examination into Factory Records. The members of New Order interview founders Tony Wilson and Martin Hannett, who speak on the philosophical and cultural purpose of their label, and their associates, who mostly appear frustrated or confused. Rob Gretton, Factory founder and manager of New Order, interviews himself. Also includes three live performances of New Order at the Haçienda.
Factory: Play at Home
1984
NRNew Order's first concert in the United States. Recorded at the Hurrah nightclub in New York City on September 26, 1981. It took place just four months after former Joy Division vocalist Ian Curtis took his own life, an event that forced the remaining members to change the group's name to "New Order." This performance captures the band's early days under this new identity, without Gillian Gilbert (keyboards/guitar) and prior to the release of their debut album, "Movement".
New Order: Live at Hurrah
1980
NR1. Decades 2. Dead Souls 3. Love Will Tear Us Apart 4. Shadowplay 5. Day Of The Lords 6. Digital 7. Colony 8. New Dawn Fades 9. Autosuggestion 10. Transmission 11. Sound Of Music 12. She's Lost Control 13. Walked In Line 14. I Remember Nothing 15. Love Will Tear Us Apart 1 hour half inch tape from Ikon FCL. All songs published by Fractured Music Live footage (albeit poor quality) from the Apollo in Manchester and Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men
1982
NRBrotherhood (Definitive Edition) expands New Order’s 1986 album with restored audio and archival additions. The set includes a DVD featuring rare live performances from the mid‑1980s, capturing the band’s blend of guitars and emerging electronic elements in energetic concert recordings. Additional period footage provides visual context for the album’s creative era.
新秩序:兄弟情谊
1986
NRThe Low‑Life (Definitive Edition) set expands New Order’s 1985 album with restored audio and a curated selection of archival material. The edition is anchored by a DVD featuring rare live performances from the 1984–1985 era, capturing the band’s evolving sound in raw, energetic form. Additional video content, including period‑specific footage and promotional material, provides further context for the album’s creative environment.
New Order: Low-Life
1985
Go back to 1985 for a concert by one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the era, New Order. The genius of the band's post-punk, electronic, and dance music is on full display in front of an appreciative crowd. Touring in support of Low-Life, this concert was produced for Belgian Television music program, Rox Box.
New Order: Rox Box
1985
NRA raw, live-in-studio performance of "The Perfect Kiss" by New Order.
The Perfect Kiss
1985
NRNew Order filmed live in concert in Tokyo, May 2nd 1985
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
1986
Stock and live footage edited with music to showcase societal culture. While also directly referencing Robert Longo’s "Men in the Cities" series of photographs.
Bizarre Love Triangle
1986
NRJoy Division Substance 1977-1988 (Factory FAC 277 1988) Never commercially released, this was a video compiled from existing TV and film sources. It includes the following: TV appearances on Granada Reports and Something Else (Shadowplay / She's Lost Control / Transmission) Live performance at Bowdon Vale Youth Club in Altrincham (She's Lost Control / Shadowplay / Leaders of Men) Live performance at the Apollo Theatre in Manchester (Dead Souls / Wilderness) The band's promotional videos (Love Will Tear Us Apart / Atmosphere) The edited version of the Wired video (FAC 211) CLIPS: Shadowplay (TV) She's Lost Control (S-8) Shadowplay (S-8) Leaders of Men (S-8) Transmission (TV) T.V. Interview She's Lost Control (TV) Dead Souls (VHS) Wilderness (VHS) Love Will Tear Us Apart (promo) Atmosphere (promo) "Wired" TV Special
Joy Division: Substance 1977-1988
1988
NRNew Order: Movement showcases early live performances from 1980–1983, capturing the band’s transition after Joy Division. The release focuses on raw, formative concert footage from venues across Europe and North America, offering the most extensive visual record of New Order’s earliest era.
New Order: Movement
1981
Series credits
Big World Café was a music show on British television. Broadcast on Channel 4 in 1989, it was presented by Mariella Frostrup, Eagle Eye Cherry and Jazzie B. It was produced by Andrea Wonfor, who had previously worked on The Tube. During the programme's second series, Andy Kershaw was recruited to report on world music. Artists who appeared on the show included Les Négresses Vertes, New Order, Prefab Sprout and Wet Wet Wet.
Big World Cafe
1989
A one-off series of sixty minute shows where a band were given total control over the programme's content with no input from the production company or Channel 4.
Play At Home
1984


