John Peel
An image from Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie, one of the productions that also features John Peel.
John Peel

John Peel

August 30, 1939 — Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

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.

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

1964

King Rocker

King Rocker

2020

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

2003

The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

2005

Five Seconds to Spare

Five Seconds to Spare

2000

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

2013

The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

2002

Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century

Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century

2001