The Collection is a BBC Radio 6 Music series where Tom Ravenscroft invites a different guest each week to Peel Acres: the home of his dad, former BBC radio DJ John Peel, and his legendary music collection. A second series began on Jan 1, 2023, with Jarvis Cocker as the first guest.
Tom’s musical guests lend a hand (and two ears) in making sense of this vast record archive, which comprises tens of thousands of albums and singles, built over a lifetime and meticulously catalogued.
John’s broadcasting career spanned five decades, until his death in 2004. He’s known for the thousands of Peel Sessions broadcast on his BBC Radio 1 show, and for playing an instrumental role in the early careers of many bands; including Pulp, The Smiths, The Undertones and The White Stripes.
Episodes[]
Series 1
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Damon Albarn) (broadcast on 30th January 2022)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Nabihah Iqbal) (broadcast on 6th February 2022)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Kieran Hebden) (broadcast on 13th February 2022)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Nubya Garcia) (broadcast on 20th February 2022)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Erol Alkan) (broadcast on 27th February 2022)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - LCY) (broadcast on 7th March 2022)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Charlie Bones) (broadcast on 14th March 2022)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy) (broadcast on 21st March 2022)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - DJ Mafalda) (broadcast on 28th March 2022)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Adam Buxton) (broadcast on 4th April 2022)
Series 2
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Jarvis Cocker) (broadcast on 1st January 2023)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Nish Kumar) (broadcast on 8th January 2023)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Zakia Sewell) (broadcast on 15th January 2023)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Joe Goddard) (broadcast on 22nd January 2023)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Tamsin Greig) (broadcast on 29th January 2023)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Sarathy Korwar) (broadcast on 6th February 2023)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - James Holden) (broadcast on 13th February 2023)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Tash LC) (broadcast on 20th February 2023)
- Series 3
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Fatboy Slim) (broadcast on 16th September 2024)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Eno Williams) (broadcast on 17th September 2024)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Hudson Mohawke) (broadcast on 18th September 2024)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Helena Hauff) (broadcast on 19th September 2024)
- The Collection (Peel Acres - Johnny Flynn) (broadcast on 23rd September 2024)
Videos[]
Tom Ravenscroft explores his dad's legendary record collection at Peel Acres - BBC Sounds
Damon Albarn visits Peel Acres - BBC Sounds