Person Details

Birthday: 1939-08-30 13:33:30

Death: 2004-10-25 13:33:30

Aliases: John Robert Parker Ravenscroft

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
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6
John Peel's Record Box
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8

John Peel's Record Box

(2005) Self (archive footage)
Brass Tacks Punk Documentary
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Five Seconds to Spare
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5

Five Seconds to Spare

(2000) Big Jon
Classic Trains
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Classic Trains

(1997) Narrator
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
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Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
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8
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
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Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Himself
2014 Himself
2013 Self (archive footage)
2012 Himself (Archive Footage)
2009 Himself (Voice Only)
2008 Narrator
2007 N/A
2005 Self (archive footage)
Himself
2003 Self
Narrator
2002 Himself
Himself
2001 Narrator (voice)
2000 Big Jon
1999 N/A
1997 Himself (Narrator)
Narrator
1996 Himself
1994 Self
N/A
John Past-Bedtime
1993 Self
1990 Himself
1987 N/A
1983 N/A
1982 Self
1977 Self
1973 N/A
1971 N/A
1970 N/A
1967 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1998 Presenter
1964 Presenter
Year Role Movie/Tv

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