Ian Curtis
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris.
Poet Simon Armitage nominates Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, who took his own life in 1980 at the age of 23. Curtis's fellow band member Peter Hook remembers his friend.
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Tue 6 May 2008 16:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 9 May 2008 23:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 12 Jan 2017 18:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 13 Jan 2017 00:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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