![John Peel](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/l067hKZoDMEcjhmcSBRD4cfXBhm.jpg)
John Peel
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.423 |
Birthday | 1939-08-30 |
Place of Birth | Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK |
Also Known As | John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, |
![The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7RRDu83Z1XBwfxuHKGbllmczR4y.jpg)
2005
![The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7RRDu83Z1XBwfxuHKGbllmczR4y.jpg)
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
5.6/4
A 1-hour Documentary looking at the Manchester post-punk group and its infamous leader Mark E Smith. The Film follows the current band recording their...
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The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
![Five Seconds to Spare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aL8HWnaYUiBQg07V4yUrKmjP7xs.jpg)
2000
![Five Seconds to Spare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aL8HWnaYUiBQg07V4yUrKmjP7xs.jpg)
Five Seconds to Spare
4.6/3
A young musician travels to London in pursuit of his dreams, but winds up the sole witness to a bizarre murder.
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Five Seconds to Spare
![The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ugtgz9zF5Z2581EimIz58mQ1Vfc.jpg)
1997
![The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ugtgz9zF5Z2581EimIz58mQ1Vfc.jpg)
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
0/0
Elaine Shepherd’s classic BBC documentary, introduced and narrated by John Peel. Completely wonderful, a 50 minute joy: reviews, articles, blog posts...
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The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
![Do You Remember The First Time?](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1994
![Do You Remember The First Time?](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Do You Remember The First Time?
0/0
An unconventional promo for the 1994 single of the same name by British band Pulp. Various celebrities are interviewed about their memories of losing...
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Do You Remember The First Time?
![Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bvdqFOzDtucX76NR6Ea0pokC54c.jpg)
2001
![Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bvdqFOzDtucX76NR6Ea0pokC54c.jpg)
Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
8/1
Based on the filmmaker's collection of newspaper cuttings the film presents private moments that give strange glimpses into everyday life.
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Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
![When Hippies Ruled The World](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
2002
![When Hippies Ruled The World](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
When Hippies Ruled The World
5/1
When Hippies Ruled The World takes a trip back to the end of the psychedelic Sixties - the dreams, trips, movies, and music - to a time that love was...
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When Hippies Ruled The World
![It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dnSHSdBvGrbOOUr7r6QM5hHql2q.jpg)
2014
![It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dnSHSdBvGrbOOUr7r6QM5hHql2q.jpg)
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
0/0
Dandelion Records and DVD's present Probably the nearest you will ever get to an official documentary on Mark E Smith and The Fall. Put together over...
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It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
![The Fall](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kyR57gRQxIEobBgzJpet3UClphU.jpg)
2009
![The Fall](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kyR57gRQxIEobBgzJpet3UClphU.jpg)
The Fall
0/0
Mick Middles's previously unreleased documentary on The Fall from 1994. Made available as an extra on Northern Cream: The Fall DVD That Fights Back in...
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The Fall
![Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1994
![Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
7/1
A mockumentary, rockumentary featuring the spoof radio DJ's from Harry Enfield's sketch shows. Telling of their rise to fame, their influence on music...
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Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
![Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/upGfpQfVsHkitkxMOss6JImqyGM.jpg)
2012
![Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/upGfpQfVsHkitkxMOss6JImqyGM.jpg)
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
0/0
In 1978 the Undertones released Teenage Kicks, one of the most perfect and enduring pop records of all time - an adolescent anthem that spoke to teena...
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Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
![Brass Tacks Punk Documentary](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iOG03jhuEWY6j0XlY4CLLNwkFm8.jpg)
1977
![Brass Tacks Punk Documentary](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iOG03jhuEWY6j0XlY4CLLNwkFm8.jpg)
Brass Tacks Punk Documentary
0/0
Brass Tacks was a current affairs programme shown on BBC2 between 1977 and 1988. On this episode called Punk Rock, broadcast on 3rd August 1977, it fo...
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Brass Tacks Punk Documentary
![Marc Bolan: The Final Word](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
2007
![Marc Bolan: The Final Word](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Marc Bolan: The Final Word
0/0
A documentary which examines Marc Bolan's childhood ambitions of fame and where it led him, using previously lost TV and radio interviews, rediscovere...
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Marc Bolan: The Final Word
![The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mD8V6kOfrK4tZh3wHW6ifoR1xzG.jpg)
2002
![The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mD8V6kOfrK4tZh3wHW6ifoR1xzG.jpg)
The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
5/2
Veteran BBC Radio DJ John Peel takes his first visit to Derry and discovers for himself the band that forged his favourite pop song 'Teenage Kicks'.Th...
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The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
![King Rocker](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dHQ3OFnFNWHUawGPNJJONKHQpA5.jpg)
2020
![King Rocker](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dHQ3OFnFNWHUawGPNJJONKHQpA5.jpg)
King Rocker
7.5/4
How does a working class autodidact, with no visible means of support, maintain his role as the leader of a cult British underground band into its fif...
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King Rocker
![Funk Me Up, Scotty](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/htS9ActFt0oLdHzEufOg65j9EK5.jpg)
1996
![Funk Me Up, Scotty](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/htS9ActFt0oLdHzEufOg65j9EK5.jpg)
Funk Me Up, Scotty
0/0
JP takes us on a 15-minute trek through the musical careers of assorted crew members of the Enterprise (and others). Broadcast in 1996 as part of a BB...
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Funk Me Up, Scotty
![John Peel's Record Box](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mJb3JGjT5VUzE7Vzk2fgXDU1mMT.jpg)
2005
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John Peel's Record Box
8/1
John Peel's Record Box is a documentary film made by Elaine Shepherd, released on 14 November 2005 on Channel 4. It was nominated for Primetime Emmy A...
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John Peel's Record Box
![Richard Thompson: Solitary Life](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/EUhfG3IEpuEGyL8u1Tn07RczwH.jpg)
2003
![Richard Thompson: Solitary Life](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/EUhfG3IEpuEGyL8u1Tn07RczwH.jpg)
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
0/0
A portrait of Richard Thompson, co-founder of folk-rock group Fairport Convention and also an eminent singer/guitarist/songwriter in his own right.
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Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
![Gimme Shelter](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/AobgiQjtw6DY3w0AlAHZbkCilf4.jpg)
1987
![Gimme Shelter](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/AobgiQjtw6DY3w0AlAHZbkCilf4.jpg)
Gimme Shelter
0/0
A charity music video collection from the UK-based music paper Melody Maker.
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Gimme Shelter
![Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1NrgYdM0cUapWxSKYTyrfPybEC6.jpg)
1972
![Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1NrgYdM0cUapWxSKYTyrfPybEC6.jpg)
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
0/0
Directed by renowned British film director Tony Palmer, this film captures the band at the Maidstone Fiesta during the summer of 1970 as they run thro...
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Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
![Radio Wonderful](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vXoDNG5tdKFMoqg7efs0ZSO9jRd.jpg)
1973
![Radio Wonderful](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vXoDNG5tdKFMoqg7efs0ZSO9jRd.jpg)
Radio Wonderful
0/0
This documentary is about the first five years of BBC Radio 1 and contains interviews with the disc jockeys and other folk who were involved in the st...
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![John Peel: Suffolk Comfort](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dvkyQiBtkn7EW6IGCjDJ33Dslst.jpg)
1990
![John Peel: Suffolk Comfort](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dvkyQiBtkn7EW6IGCjDJ33Dslst.jpg)
John Peel: Suffolk Comfort
0/0
A 30 minute documentary, made by BBC East in 1990: it was never broadcast at the time, for reasons which are currently unknown. The documentary follo...
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John Peel: Suffolk Comfort
![Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qBsfUPUuaHFZ6SmSdds9X82cjGb.jpg)
2013
![Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qBsfUPUuaHFZ6SmSdds9X82cjGb.jpg)
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
5.5/2
Documentary about the rise and fall and rise again of the legendary John Otway.
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Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
![The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3zsJkboiiO9CHUa08cXTo6EATq5.jpg)
2024
![The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3zsJkboiiO9CHUa08cXTo6EATq5.jpg)
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
0/0
In 1980, two Cork outsiders, Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan, met at a New Year's Eve party. Bonding over music, a friendship and songwriting partner...
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The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
![Nul Points?!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sbKv8uRnHqdNYXCHXcfFtghkMOe.jpg)
1992
![Nul Points?!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sbKv8uRnHqdNYXCHXcfFtghkMOe.jpg)
Nul Points?!
0/0
Love it or hate it, the Eurovision Song Contest has not only redefined Europe, it has redefined music. Conceived in 1956 as a great televised musical...
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Nul Points?!
![Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
2002
![Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime
0/0
A heartfelt tribute to Edmund Trebus, the UK's most famous hoarder, who gained national recognition through the documentary series A Life of Grime. Th...
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Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime
![Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jITRoIx2idCFkoeURw4pFptGHd4.jpg)
2003
![Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jITRoIx2idCFkoeURw4pFptGHd4.jpg)
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
0/0
Documentary about the life of the Bonzo Dog Band singer.
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Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
![Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/68fZXYBWqmtsqzEU8EmW9iWYJNj.jpg)
1991
![Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/68fZXYBWqmtsqzEU8EmW9iWYJNj.jpg)
Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years
0/0
The great eccentric and raconteur Vivian Stanshall performs music pieces and talks to us about his early years leading up to his time in The Bonzo Dog...
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