John Peel Wiki

Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.

UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.

COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.

Steve W

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John Peel Wiki




Welcome to the John Peel Wiki
The wiki about John Peel that anyone can edit

Detailed information on the legendary DJ
20,177 articles since January 2008



Featured Article


Lonnie Donegan
(John Peel, 20 July 1999) “When I was a lad, Lonnie Donegan was all there was really, and he was everything, and he was quite fantastic..." Read More

Monthly Spotlight


07 Aug 1973
20 Nov 1973
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Name Songs
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07 Apr 1976
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BFBS 1987
Melody Maker
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Kid Creole
Kool & Gang
Hugh Hopper
Dif Juz
Ghost Orchid
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Tippa Irie
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Peel TV


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Family Rock Trees - Deep Purple

Peel narrates the Deep Purple story including offshoots such as Rainbow, in Rock Family Trees: Deep Purple People (BBC-TV, 1995).


R.I.P.


Connie Francis
12 Dec 1937 - 16 Jul 2025
Dave Cousins
Strawbs
7 Jan 1940 - 13 Jul 2025
David Kaff
Rare Bird
17 Apr 1946 - 11 Jul 2025

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Notices


Record Collection: Details of the first 100 LPs of each letter of John Peel's record collection were released at The Space website in 2012, including unexpected items featuring Spoken Word, Comedy, Classical and Opera. A later Record Boxes series featured selections from the collection by key music figures. All material was subsequently re-posted at John Peel Archive and YouTube.

Peel Mailing List: Long hosted by Yahoo, the online group dedicated to Peel moved to groups.io at the end of Nov. 2019.

If you have tapes of vintage Peel shows that you would like to share or get help converting to digital formats, please contact the Peel Mailing List, where you will find many people keen to help you. For information on previously shared tape collections, see Tape Collections category.

Dandyreadiologo
Independent. Original. Uncompromising. Official home of the Festive Fifty since 2006.

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The John Peel Centre for Creative Arts is a vibrant venue run by enthusiastic volunteers in Stowmarket, Suffolk. Music, dance, theatre & visual arts.

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Working with the Ravenscroft family to build a digital archive of John Peel's record collection.

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Snacks - University Daily Kansan Events - - 2025/07/19 06:31

Sinewy delivery and a rhythmic chugging arrangement that the late John Peel would have been wild for. Infectiously catchy tunes that stay stuck in ......

Spray: Support to Erasured - Warrington Guardian Events - - 2025/07/18 19:17

... John Peel, was “the most requested song I've had since 'God Save The Queen'. In a mathematically constructed list presented by RockListMusic.co.uk ......