Peel's Record Collection - British Library?

[dj_oldwood]

I've seen some mentions in the press that an American radio company 
had bid for his collection, which (a) is unpleasantly quick off the 
mark and (b) it would be a sad business if they left the UK.

I've also seen John wanted to leave them to the nation via the 
British Library.  I hope this happens as, in future centuries, in the 
same ay was now people can see orginal manuscripts of old music and 
writing, someone could be able to ask to hear the Desperate Bicycles 
7"s from the 70s and be able to say "so this is how music sounded 
then!"  

What I didn't know though is the British Library 
(http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/pop.html) already has an 
archive of John Peel sessions on tape which anyone can request to 
hear!