Brass Tacks was a current affairs programme shown on BBC2 between 1977 and 1988. On one episode called Punk Rock, which was broadcast on 3rd August 1977, Peel appears around the 34:40 minute mark of the video, where he debates the merits of punk.
Melody Maker writer Ian Birch wrote a review of the programme for the issue of MM dated August 11, 1977. He noted that "the setting was ideal, because at the moment Manchester is probably burning with a fiercer white heat than London, in new wave terms" and described Peel as "the only honest and sensible member of the so-called experts".
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Brass Tacks PUNK documentary Manchester 1977
Peel appears at the 34:40 minute mark.