XTC’s 1980 BBC2 Special ‘At The Manor’ Offers Rare Behind-the-Scenes Look at “Towers of London”

Originally broadcast on BBC2 on October 8, 1980, XTC At The Manor is a one-hour mockumentary chronicling the band’s recording of “Towers of London” at The Manor studio over one August weekend. Directed by Roy Chapman and produced/narrated by Tony Staveacre, the film blends interviews with every band member and rare studio footage. Viewers also get a glimpse of producer Steve Lillywhite, engineer Richard Manwaring, and label head Richard Branson during this creatively charged session.