John Peel war ein englischer Radio-Moderator und DJ, geboren am 30. August 1939 in Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, Vereinigtes Königreich. Er besuchte die Shrewsbury School und wurde auch unter dem Namen John Robert Parker Ravenscroft bekannt. Neben seiner Arbeit im Radio trat er auch als Schauspieler in Erscheinung, unter anderem in „Natural World“, „Five Seconds to Spare“ und „King Rocker“. Peel starb am 25. Oktober 2004 in Cusco. Er wurde zum Officer of the Order of the British Empire ernannt und erhielt einen Ehrendoktor.
Filmografie
Filme
2026 – Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?
2024 – The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2023 – Mutiny in Heaven – Nick Caves frühe Jahre
2020 – King Rocker
2014 – It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
2014 – Beautiful Noise
2013 – Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
2012 – Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
2009 – The Fall
2007 – Marc Bolan: The Final Word
2005 – John Peel's Record Box
2005 – The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
2003 – Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2003 – Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
2002 – Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime
2002 – When Hippies Ruled The World
2002 – The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
2001 – Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
2001 – Top of the Pops: The True Story
2000 – Wild About Harry
2000 – Five Seconds to Spare
1997 – Cardigans at Christmas
1997 – The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
1996 – Funk Me Up, Scotty
1994 – Do You Remember the First Time?
1994 – Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
1992 – Nul Points?!
1991 – Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years
1990 – John Peel: Suffolk Comfort
1987 – Gimme Shelter
1981 – Today Carshalton Beeches... Tomorrow Croydon
1977 – Brass Tacks: Punk Rock
1973 – Radio Wonderful
1972 – Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
Little Red Robin Hood Serien
2004 – Celebrity Going Home
2004 – Cyderdelic
2003 – Grumpy Old Men
1999 – A Life of Grime
1997 – HARDtalk
1997 – Classic Trains
1994 – Room 101
1993 – Shooting Stars
1983 – Natural World
1982 – Wogan
1978 – The South Bank Show
1964 – Top of the Pops
Filme
2026 – Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?
2024 – The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2023 – Mutiny in Heaven – Nick Caves frühe Jahre
2020 – King Rocker
2014 – It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
2014 – Beautiful Noise
2013 – Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
2012 – Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
2009 – The Fall
2007 – Marc Bolan: The Final Word
2005 – John Peel's Record Box
2005 – The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
2003 – Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2003 – Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
2002 – Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime
2002 – When Hippies Ruled The World
2002 – The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
2001 – Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
2001 – Top of the Pops: The True Story
2000 – Wild About Harry
2000 – Five Seconds to Spare
1997 – Cardigans at Christmas
1997 – The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
1996 – Funk Me Up, Scotty
1994 – Do You Remember the First Time?
1994 – Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
1992 – Nul Points?!
1991 – Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years
1990 – John Peel: Suffolk Comfort
1987 – Gimme Shelter
1981 – Today Carshalton Beeches... Tomorrow Croydon
1977 – Brass Tacks: Punk Rock
1973 – Radio Wonderful
1972 – Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
Little Red Robin Hood Serien
2004 – Celebrity Going Home
2004 – Cyderdelic
2003 – Grumpy Old Men
1999 – A Life of Grime
1997 – HARDtalk
1997 – Classic Trains
1994 – Room 101
1993 – Shooting Stars
1983 – Natural World
1982 – Wogan
1978 – The South Bank Show
1964 – Top of the Pops