Doll of John Peel featured in the 5th episode of FM
FM was a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd (The IT Crowd), Kevin Bishop (Star Stories) and Nina Sosanya (Teachers). The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio programme, "Skin 86.5 FM". The show also featured music from real-life artists and guest stars from the music industry. The first episode aired on 25 February 2009 and the series ran for 6 episodes. It broadcast on Wednesdays at 22:30. The series launched with 213,000 viewers. The whole series was re-run on Friday 3 April from 22:00 until 01:00. On 13 April 2009 the series was released on DVD with a BBFC rating of 15. ITV Studios began searching for funding from record companies and radio stations to produce a second series for the show, but to no avail as only one season was made.
Links To Peel[]
Peel was mentioned and a doll of him was featured in the 5th episode called Video Killed The Radio Star.
Video Clips[]
Westwood Trash Talk FM
0:35 to 0:53 of the video clip featuring the words of John Peel's pub quiz night and a doll of John Peel
John Peel Pub Quiz Final FM
John Peel's Pub Quiz Final