Tony Wilson

Known for ActingBorn 1950-02-20Died 2007-08-10Pendleton, Lancashire, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Occupy!

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

Joy Division

Control

The Summer of Rave, 1989

The Keith Barret Show

The Alcohol Years

Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen

New Order Story

Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn

24 Hour Party People

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

New Order: Decades

World in Action

A Cock and Bull Story

Funny Up North

The Frontline

The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

Catch: The Hold Not Taken

The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review

The Smiths: Under Review

Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81

Manchester Passion

Banned in the UK

That Tony Wilson

Arthouse

Madchester: The Sound of the North

New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs

The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978

The Durutti Column: Domo Arigato

New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in Tokyo

Factory: Play at Home

Play At Home

No City Fun

Music Maker: Rory Gallagher