Video: John Peel Being Great On Prime Time BBC1

El 25 de octubre de 2004 el mundo despidió a un querido DJ, radiodifusor y periodista: John Peel . A siete años de su muerte, sus fans lo recuerdan en el periódico The Guardian además de varios eventos tributo que se llevarán a cabo en su conmemoración. Peel fue uno de los DJ de la BBC Radio 1 que más tiempo estuvo al aire, desde 1964 hasta su muerte en el 2004. Siempre será recordado [...]

Well nearly. Starting next week, BBC4 will start screening classic episodes of the iconic music show at 7.30pm on a Thursday evening - the classic time slot for the programme, as all older State readers will know. The first show will feature the equivalent date from 1976 and run likewise for at least a year. Here's hoping that the experiment lasts long enough to get us to this point...

Just a quick reminder that I'm hoping everyone will sign up for Keepingitpeel on Monday 25th October - the brainchild of Webbie , the thoroughly decent bloke behind the excellent site Football and Music. It's all about commemorating the memory of the most important DJ in my lifetime on the anniversary of his untimely death at the age of 65 back in 2004. All you're asked to do is put up a posting on your blog that [...]

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