More Peel anniversary programmes on TV and radio

[Paul Webster]

Bunch of upcoming programmes - including a precis reading of the upcoming
book.
Also - watch out if you plan to set-up your recording schedule now ... there
is a strong rumour that the BBC Four (the TV channel not Radio 4) channel
number on Freeview is going to change from 10 to 9 on October 18th.

ENTERTAINMENT:  Home Truths
Channel: BBC Radio Four
Date: Saturday 22nd October 2005
Time: 09:00 to 10:00
In a special programme to mark the anniversary of John Peel's death, Tom
Robinson visits Peel Acres to meet John's wife Sheila and their four
children.
 (Repeated Monday - but a shortened version)


ARTS:  Book of the Week
Channel: BBC Radio Four
Date: Monday 25th October 2005
Time: 09:45 to 10:00 and (repeated just after next midnight) 00:30 to 00:48
Michael Angelis reads from the memoirs of broadcasting legend John Peel,
completed by the woman who knew him best - his wife, Sheila.
1: John recalls his childhood and the dark days of boarding school.

Continues through the week (with Carolyn Pickles reading Sheila's part)
2: John looks back at some of his stranger experiences at Radio 1.
3: After a brief stint as a soldier, Gunner Ravenscroft J metamorphoses into
John Ravenscroft Gentleman. But his father soon packs him off to the USA in
anticipation of a more responsible future.
4: Sheila recalls taking John to meet her parents for the first time and
explains how John Ravenscroft became John Peel.
5: Sheila reflects on domestic life at Peel Acres and on the debut of Radio
4's Home Truths.


DOCUMENTARY:  John Peel Tribute
Channel: BBC 4
Date: Wednesday 26th October 2005
Time: 21:00 to 21:30
Celebration of the life of the late DJ.

MUSIC:  The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E Smith
Channel: BBC 4
Date: Wednesday 26th October 2005
Time: 21:30 to 22:30
Profile of one of the most enigmatic, idiosyncratic and chaotic garage bands
of the last 30 years. Led by the belligerent and poetic Mark E Smith, the
Fall grew out of the fringe of the Manchester punk scene. Their career spans
thirty years and three dozen albums, never conforming to fashion or musical
trends.

MUSIC:  John Peel: In Session Tonight
Channel: BBC 4 10
Date: Wednesday 26th October 2005
Time: 22:30 to 00:00
A look through the archives at some of the acts that John championed on his
Radio 1 show through the decades. Featured performers include Pink Floyd,
Bob Marley, Roxy Music, the Specials, Joy Division, the Smiths, Billy Bragg,
Orbital, Roni Size and the White Stripes.

MUSIC:  The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart
Channel: BBC 4
Date: Thursday 27th October 2005
Time: 00:00 to 00:50 (starting in 18 days)
John Peel tells the story of California's Captain Beefheart, regarded as one
of the most original musical figures to come out of the 60s and today a
successful painter under his real name, Don Van Vliet. He created a unique
blend of blues, jazz, poetry and rock with albums such as Trout Mask
Replica. Contemporaries recount tales from his eventful life.

MUSIC:  BBC Four Sessions
Channel: BBC 4
Date: Thursday 27th October 2005
Time: 00:50 to 01:50 (starting in 18 days)
Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world.
Following the release of her latest solo album Uh Huh Her, P J Harvey brings
some real rock and roll to an intimate venue, LSO St Luke's in London. This
set includes hits such as Big Exit, Dress, The Letter and Shame.

MUSIC:  Teenage Kicks - the Undertones
Channel: BBC 4 10
Date: Thursday 27th October 2005
Time: 01:50 to 03:00 (starting in 18 days)
The story of the late John Peel's pilgrimage to Derry to meet the
Undertones, the band that he wanted to play at his funeral. Including an
exclusive interview with Feargal Sharkey.

and a quick repeat
MUSIC:  The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E Smith
Channel: BBC 4
Date: Thursday 27th October 2005
Time: 03:00 to 04:00 (starting in 18 days)
Profile of one of the most enigmatic, idiosyncratic and chaotic garage bands
of the last 30 years. Led by the belligerent and poetic Mark E Smith, the
Fall grew out of the fringe of the Manchester punk scene. Their career spans
thirty years and three dozen albums, never conforming to fashion or musical
trends.

DOCUMENTARY:  Chambre Hardman and the Lost City of Liverpool
Channel: BBC 4
Date: Friday 28th October 2005
Time: 20:30 to 21:00 (starting in 20 days)
John Peel examines the life and career of Liverpool photographer Edward
Chambre Hardman. Hardman's pictures captured the people and city of
Liverpool during its pre-war heyday as one of the world's most important
ports and before its painful post-war decline.

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Paul Webster