John Peel
Acting
1939-08-30 — 2004-10-25Heswall, 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.
Known For
tv
6.7
1964
Top of the Pops
1964 · tv
tv
7.4
1983
Natural World
1983 · tv
tv
5.3
1982
Wogan
1982 · tv
tv
7.7
1993
Shooting Stars
1993 · tv
tv
6.5
1994
Room 101
1994 · tv
tv
8.7
1997
HARDtalk
1997 · tv
tv
7.2
2003
Grumpy Old Men
2003 · tv
tv
5.8
2004
Cyderdelic
2004 · tv
tv
7.0
1999
A Life of Grime
1999 · tv
movie
5.1
2000
Five Seconds to Spare
2000 · movie
movie
2003
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2003 · movie
movie
5.9
2023
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
2023 · movie
movie
7.7
1994
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
1994 · movie
movie
7.3
2020
King Rocker
2020 · movie
movie
1977
Brass Tacks: Punk Rock
1977 · movie
movie
2012
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
2012 · movie
movie
5.5
2013
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
2013 · movie
movie
2014
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
2014 · movie
movie
1973
Radio Wonderful
1973 · movie
movie
7.0
2024
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2024 · movie
movie
7.0
1994
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994 · movie
movie
1992
Nul Points?!
1992 · movie
movie
5.0
2002
When Hippies Ruled The World
2002 · movie
movie
5.6
2005
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
2005 · movie
movie
8.0
2005
John Peel's Record Box
2005 · movie
movie
8.0
2003
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
2003 · movie
movie
1972
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
1972 · movie
movie
2001
Top of the Pops: The True Story
2001 · movie
movie
6.7
2002
The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
2002 · movie
movie
2002
Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime
2002 · movie