John Peel

Age: 65 | From: Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

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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

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Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 6

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

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Top of the Pops

(1964) Self - Presenter

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Cyderdelic

(2004) Narrator

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Classic Trains

(1997) Narrator

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Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

(2013) Self (archive footage)

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Five Seconds to Spare

(2000) Big Jon

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The Fall

(2009) Himself (Voice Only)

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John Peel's Record Box

(2005) Self (archive footage)

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Nul Points?!

(1992) Self

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2024	Self (archive footage)	The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs 2024-03-15 Movie
2020	Himself	King Rocker 2020-10-31 Movie
2014	Himself	It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline 2014-10-15 Movie
2013	Self (archive footage)	Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie 2013-06-30 Movie
2012	Himself (Archive Footage)	Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story 2012-09-07 Movie
2009	Himself (Voice Only)	The Fall 2009-01-01 Movie
2007	N/A	Marc Bolan: The Final Word 2007-07-28 Movie
2005	Self (archive footage)	John Peel's Record Box 2005-11-14 Movie
	Himself	The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith 2005-01-21 Movie
2004	Narrator	Cyderdelic 2004-02-16 TV Show
2003	Self	Grumpy Old Men 2003-10-10 TV Show
	Narrator	Richard Thompson: Solitary Life 2003-02-02 Movie
	Self	Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Self - Narrator	Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime 2002-10-13 Movie
	Himself	When Hippies Ruled The World 2002-04-10 Movie
	Himself	The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks 2002-02-01 Movie
2001	Narrator (voice)	Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century 2001-12-31 Movie
2000	Big Jon	Five Seconds to Spare 2000-10-30 Movie
1999	N/A	A Life of Grime 1999-04-20 TV Show
1997	Himself (Narrator)	The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart 1997-08-19 Movie
	Narrator	Classic Trains 1997-01-06 TV Show
1996	Himself	Funk Me Up, Scotty 1996-08-26 Movie
1994	Self	Room 101 1994-07-04 TV Show
	N/A	Do You Remember The First Time? 1994-05-01 Movie
	John Past-Bedtime	Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era 1994-04-04 Movie
1993	Self	Shooting Stars 1993-12-27 TV Show
1992	Self	Nul Points?! 1992-08-31 Movie
1990	Himself	John Peel: Suffolk Comfort 1990-01-01 Movie
1987	N/A	Gimme Shelter 1987-01-01 Movie
1983	N/A	Natural World 1983-10-30 TV Show
1982	Self	Wogan 1982-05-04 TV Show
1977	Self	Brass Tacks Punk Documentary 1977-08-03 Movie
1973	N/A	Radio Wonderful 1973-06-06 Movie
1972	Self - Narrator	Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort 1972-05-22 Movie
1971	N/A	Budgie 1971-04-09 TV Show
1970	N/A	The Goodies 1970-11-08 TV Show
1967	N/A	Omnibus 1967-10-13 TV Show
1964	Host	Top of the Pops 1964-01-01 TV Show
	Self - Presenter	Top of the Pops 1964-01-01 TV Show
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