John Peel
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Top of the Pops
Self - Presenter
1964
Series
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Natural World
1983
Series
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Series
Room 101
Self
1994
Series
HARDtalk
1997
Series
Grumpy Old Men
Self
2003
Film
Top of the Pops: The True Story
Self
2001
Film
Little Red Robin Hood
Self
Series
A Life of Grime
1999
Film
Wild About Harry
2000
Celebrity Going Home
Self
2004
Celebrity Going Home
Narrator
2004
Series
Cyderdelic
Narrator
2004
Film
Radio Wonderful
1973
Film
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Self (Archive Footage)
2023
Film
Five Seconds to Spare
Big Jon
2000
Film
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
Narrator
2003
Film
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994
Film
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
John Past-Bedtime
1994
Film
Nul Points?!
Self
1992
Film
When Hippies Ruled The World
Self
2002
Film
Brass Tacks: Punk Rock
Self
1977
Film
John Peel's Record Box
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime
Self - Narrator
2002
Film
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Self
2003
Film
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
Himself
2014
Film
King Rocker
Self
2020
Film
Beautiful Noise
Self
2014
Film
Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
Narrator (voice)
2001
Film
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Himself
2005
Film
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
Himself (Archive Footage)
2012
Film
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
Himself (Narrator)
1997
Film
Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years
Self - (1995 obituary show)
1991
Film
The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Himself
2002
Film
Funk Me Up, Scotty
Himself
1996
Cardigans at Christmas
Self - Narrator (voice)
1997
Film
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
Self - Narrator
1972
Marc Bolan: The Final Word
2007
Series
Classic Trains
Narrator
1997
Film
The Fall
Himself (Voice Only)
2009
Film
Gimme Shelter
1987
Film
John Peel: Suffolk Comfort
Himself
1990