Peelenium
- Broadcast
- Playlist
- David Bowie: Fame
- Burning Spear: Slavery Days
- Little Feat: Long Distance Love
- Millie Jackson: Loving Arms
- Events
- Margaret Thatcher becomes leader of the Conservative Party.
- Wrongful imprisonment of the Birmingham Six.
- Heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson and later found dead.
- Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War.
- Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in 'Thriller In Manila' match.
- First home computer, the Altair, goes on sale.
- Ramones and Talking Heads co-headline Summer Rock Festival at CBGBs.
- Début on BBC of 'Fawlty Towers', starring John Cleese.
- Death of Spanish dictator General Franco and accession of King Juan Carlos.
- Peter Gabriel leaves Genesis and is replaced by Phil Collins.
Festive 50
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Notable shows
- 31 July 1975: Bob Harris sits in for Peel
- 25 September 1975: final Top Gear
- 19 December 1975: Peel's top 15 singles of the year
See Also
- 1975 Records Of The Year
- Top Gear
- Sounds On Sunday
- Rock Week
- John Peel Show
- Gigography 1975
- 1975 In Concert
Links
- (BBC) Peel Biography: 1974-1979 - The Wedding Present
- Frequency Finder: Radio 1 Schedules 1975-79
- Wikipedia: 1975
- Wikipedia: 1975 In Music
- Marmalade Skies (1975): Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / June / July / Aug / Sept / Oct / Nov / Dec
- List Of Shows
Shows calendar
Shows available online
- 24 February 1975 / 27 February 1975
- 06 March 1975 / 10 March 1975 / 13 March 1975 / 17 March 1975 / 20 March 1975 / 31 March 1975
- 05 April 1975 / 07 April 1975 / 10 April 1975 / 17 April 1975
- 22 May 1975 / 26 May 1975
- 02 June 1975 / 05 June 1975 / 09 June 1975 / 19 June 1975 / 23 June 1975 / 30 June 1975
- 07 July 1975 / 10 July 1975 / 31 July 1975
- 22 September 1975 / 25 September 1975
- 28 October 1975
- 03 November 1975 / 20 November 1975
- 08 December 1975 / 09 December 1975 / 10 December 1975 / 19 December 1975 / 29 December 1975
- John Peel - 1975 Extracts
