John Peel

Personal Info

Birthday

August 30, 1939

Day of Death

2004-10-25

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

Also Known As

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft

John Peel

Biography

John Peel was a British radio presenter, record producer and music journalist. He's best known for his regular "Peel sessions", a segment in his radio show on BBC 1 in which music bands introduced new songs live in the studio, and for his voice over work on BBC television documentaries.

Known For

Cyderdelic

Five Seconds to Spare

Celebrity Going Home

Classic Trains

Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era

Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century

Richard Thompson: Solitary Life

Filmography

2024
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
as Self (archive footage)
2020
King Rocker
as Self
2014
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
as Himself
2013
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2009
The Fall
as Himself (Voice Only)
2005
John Peel's Record Box
as Self (archive footage)
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
as Himself
2003
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
as Narrator
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
as Self
2002
Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime
as Self - Narrator
When Hippies Ruled The World
as Self
The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
as Himself
2001
Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
as Narrator (voice)
2000
Five Seconds to Spare
as Big Jon
1997
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as Himself (Narrator)
1996
Funk Me Up, Scotty
as Himself
1994
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
as John Past-Bedtime
1992
Nul Points?!
as Self
1991
Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years
as Self - (1995 obituary show)
1990
John Peel: Suffolk Comfort
as Himself
1977
Brass Tacks: Punk Rock
as Self
1972
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
as Self - Narrator