1969

Peelenium

 * Broadcast
 * 09 November 1999


 * Playlist
 * Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Pachuko Cadaver
 * Andy Capp: Popatop
 * Family: Hung Up Down
 * Mike Hart: Almost Liverpool 8


 * Events


 * 2 March: Concorde 002 maiden flight.


 * 26 May – 2 June - John Lennon and Yoko Ono stage a "Bed-In" at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada, during which they record "Give Peace a Chance".


 * 5 July: Rolling Stones play free concert in Hyde Park. Peel attends, as does his mother, who writes a letter in praise of the young which is published in Oz magazine.


 * 21 July: Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11, becomes first man (or woman) to step on the Moon.


 * Year of the big open-air rock festivals: the most famous being August 15-18 Woodstock, August 30-31 Isle of Wight (with Bob Dylan), December 6 Altamont (with the Rolling Stones. Murder of audience member by rioting Hell's Angels provokes criticism of Stones and much talk of "end of the sixties" and "end of the hippy era")


 * 21 September: squatters evicted by police from 144 Piccadilly, "Genesis Hall" (subject of Fairport Convention song). Peel expresses his solidarity with the squatters.


 * 5 October: first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus begins on BBC1

Festive 50
n/a

Notable shows
Ivor Cutler first session
 * 07 May 1969

VD admission
 * 28 May 1969

Last Night Ride
 * 24 September 1969

Christmas special
 * 27 December 1969

Links

 * (BBC) Peel Biography: 1969 - Flower Power, Beefheart And A New Producer
 * Frequency Finder: Radio 1 Schedules 1967-69
 * Wikipedia: 1969
 * Wikipedia: 1969 In Music
 * Marmalade Skies (1969): Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / June / July / Aug / Sept / Oct / Nov / Dec

Shows calendar

 * Top Gear broadcast Sunday at 2-5pm until 20 April 1969, changes time to 7-9pm until 21 September 1969, then moves to Saturday 3-5pm.
 * Night Ride broadcast Wednesday midnight-1am until 23 April 1969, changes time to 8.15-9.15pm and loses name, then axed after last show 24 September 1969.

Shared

 * 16 February 1969


 * 27 April 1969


 * 07 May 1969 / 11 May 1969 / 18 May 1969 / 28 May 1969


 * 29 June 1969


 * 06 July 1969 / 27 July 1969


 * 27 December 1969