[peel] Family to finish Biog

[Nigel U]

I reckon I'll wait for the official version then, as the timing of the Wall 
and Heatley offerings leave a bad taste in the mouth though if they hadn't, 
somebody else would have. Shame, but there you go.

N



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> Family to finish Peel biog
> (Wednesday December 01, 2004 12:00 AM)
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> John Peel's family will complete the writing of his autobiography.
>
> As previously reported, the DJ signed a �1.6million deal with publishers 
> Transworld in April 2003 for the rights to his life story.
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> At the time of his death last month he had complete only 50,000 words, 
> about half the book.
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> Peel's widow Sheila said: "We thought long and hard about what we should 
> do with John's autobiography."
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> "This book was very important to him and he was very excited about writing 
> it."
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> She said it would be a "terrible waste" if his writing to date went 
> unpublished and that she and his children will contribute "biographical 
> material and personal reminiscences."
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> Transworld managing director Larry Finlay said they were aiming to 
> "publish the book that I know John himself would have wanted."
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> Orion Books published the unauthorised "John Peel: A Tribute To The Hugely 
> Popular DJ And Broadcaster" by Mick Wall on Friday [November 25].
>
> Michael O'Mara Books followed with "John Peel: A Life In Music" by Michael 
> Heatley yesterday [November 30].
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> The official John Peel biography is expected to be published in October 
> 2005.
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