The Noel Edmonds Late, Late Breakfast Show

Perhaps surprisingly, Peel was among the presenters when the show kicked off its early Saturday evening run in 1982, hosting outside broadcast segments. It wasn't to be a long or happy association.

In Margrave Of The Marshes (Bantam Press, hardback edition, pg 322-3) Sheila Ravenscroft recalled:

"John was introducing a stunt in which the driver Richard Smith attempted to break the world car-leap record live on air, only to flip the car over. For some bizarre reason, John seemed to get the blame for the incident and was subsequently dropped from the show; possibly he was thought to be a jinx."

Video

 * Videosift.com: Full footage of incident, including Peel audio commentary