Dear John - Loudon Wainwright III was a short documentary film shown on 29th August 1999 during John Peel Night on BBC2, to celebrate Peel's 60th birthday. The short film was about Peel's influence on the music of Loudon Wainwright III and was uncredited on programme listings on the Radio Times.
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John Peel's Night Loudon Wainwright III
In the programme, Wainwright praises Peel in helping his career in the UK and sticking with him throughout the decades, despite the music business being fickle with new artists coming through the horizons. At the end of the video, Wainwright congratulates Peel on his 60th birthday.