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Gary Numan: Android in La La Land

Documentary following the godfather of electronic music on a one-way trip to crack America, break into Hollywood and return to the studio for the first time in nearly a decade.

At the end of the 1970s a nervy young musician topped the music charts and quickly became one of the most famous men on the planet.

Three decades of groundbreaking and hugely influential music followed, then came six long years of silence.

This documentary follows the godfather of electronic music on a one-way trip to crack America, break into Hollywood and return to the studio for the first time in nearly a decade.

It is also an intimate story of love and second chances for Numan, wife Gemma and their family as they set up home in Los Angeles.
Full of humour and candid moments, the film explores the many contradictions and misconceptions that have cropped up in Numan's life.

A revealing portrait that uncovers the human side of one of Britain's most iconic and fascinating musicians.

1 hour, 25 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Nov 2016 02:10
BBC Four

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:05

    Gary Numan

    The Calling

  • 00:08

    Tubeway Army

    Are Friends Electric

  • 00:15

    Gary Numan

    My Last Day

  • 00:27

    Gary Numan

    Lost

  • 00:36

    Gary Numan

    A Prayer For The Unborn (Andy Gray Mix)

  • 00:48

    Gary Numan

    Splinter

  • 00:58

    Gary Numan

    A Shadow Falls On Me

  • 01:08

    Gary Numan

    Where I Can Never Be

  • 01:11

    Gary Numan

    I Am Dust

  • 01:22

    Gary Numan

    We're The Unforgiven

Credits

Director Steve Read
Director Rob Alexander

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