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John Robert Parker Ravenscroft OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1 , broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004.
Headstone of John Peel in the churchyard of St Kentigern's Church, Caldbeck, Wigton, Cumbria, UK. Peel was born at Park End, near Caldbeck, Cumberland; his family moved a short time after to the Greenrigg farm. [1] He was baptised on 24 September 1777, but most sources suggest he was born the previous year. Peel married in 1797 to Mary White. [1]
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Top Gear was a BBC Radio programme broadcast between 1964 and 1975. It was known for its specially recorded sessions in addition to playing records. Top Gear began life in 1964 on the BBC Light Programme and was revived with a progressive rock focus in 1967 on BBC Radio 1, running with that format until its end in 1975.
Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis has revealed that the John Peel Stage has been renamed after almost 20 years.. The news arrives at the same time as the remaining headliners for the 2023 festival were ...
This is a list of artists (bands and individual musicians) who recorded at least one session for John Peel and his show on BBC Radio 1 from 1967 to his death in 2004. [1] The first session was recorded by Tomorrow on 21 September 1967, and the last by Skimmer on 21 October 2004.
The episode − which drew 11.4 million viewers Sunday night per data released by Paramount Network − featured a tear-filled funeral for Dutton, who was buried among his ancestors in the ...
Home Truths is a weekly BBC Radio 4 programme which began on 11 April 1998 and was usually hosted by the DJ John Peel until his death in October 2004. In the Saturday 9 – 10 am slot, it gradually became one of Radio 4's most successful programmes.