Where It's At

Where It's At was a six-part documentary series recorded by Peel for BBC Radio 3 and broadcast weekly on Fridays, 7-7.30pm, from 23 April 1976. Ken Garner (The Peel Sessions, p. 216) describes the programmes as about "the present and possible future of music" and gives the following lineup of shows:


 * 1) How Did It Get Here? beginnings
 * 2) Rock Art and Rock Folly (Dylan, Beatles, ELP, Mike Oldfield)
 * 3) The Supreme Sacrifice (Blues & Gospel)
 * 4) From Highlife to Dub and Skank
 * 5) Is There Rock On The Moon? (Rock spreads around the world)
 * 6) Gives Me Great Pleasure (Tax exiles and the music Peel currently likes)

In an article in the Listener (1976-04-22, reprinted Olivetti Chronicles, hardback, p.70), Peel himself regrets the title of the series and admits "the listener may well expect to learn which are the current trends and in what directions we may find ourselves moving in the future," but "I can still, despite many hours of contemplation, see no trends or direction with which I can reasonably satisfy the questor after truth."

(It could be argued that Peel was not alone in failing to foresee the imminent arrival of the UK punk revolution.)

The only known surviving recording of the series was a short fragment rebroadcast as part of the John Peel Around The World tribute programme (see linked page for tracklisting details).