80s Peelenium discrepancies resolved, & Teddy Warrick remembered

[ken garner]

Thanks, Phil, and "And", for those independent checks, which show 
that in those 3 consecutive years of the Peelenium for the mid-80s, 
in that one week before Christmas 99, something obviously changed 
between Anita and Lynn's scripts and what John did on air (he would 
do that, wouldn't he?). Anita did tell me she remembered something 
about the Roxanne Shante track and was going to dig around for me. 
The one year we are waiting on is therefore 1962, 25/10/99, which is 
in the R1 archive if no-one else has it, so we should be able to sort 
that. Of course, it is always possible that on some of the latter 
years of the Peelenium for which the Torrent is incomplete, that one 
or two other errors may have crept into the script / my book version, 
but on balance I think this unlikely. It was just one week!
KG

PS. Re, And, your comments on:
"I vividly remember listening to this show at the time because Peel
is distraught at the start of the show as he passes on the news of
the death of Teddy Warwick who he describes as being a 2nd father to
him. If you google his name, there is VERY little to show for his
efforts, which seems a real shame if you listen to Peel's comments
in this show."

That's right: Warrick (that's the correct sp.) is indeed a figure 
much loved and acclaimed by those who worked with him, but relatively 
invisible in most of the official histories and in general knowledge. 
I suspect this might be because "Uncle Teddy" as Peel's children knew 
him, was a diffident and discreet man, and when I interviewed him at 
Walters house for IST back in 92, I got very little hard quotable 
fact or anecdote from him, I regret to say. When one day I get round 
to reading the Radio 1 dept files up to 79 and beyond in the Written 
Archives, I am sure more will emerge to his credit. There are one or 
two nice stories about him in Johnny Walker's recent autobiography 
which again demonstrate his shrewdness. Teddy was the chief programme 
organiser in the old gramophone dept in Egton House, but who become 
one of the 3 exec producers, the second in command if you like , at 
R1 from 1970, and his job was to oversee all the evening and 
specialist shows, in which role he remained until his retirement in 
the late 80s. His support of John Walters and Peel kept the show on 
air more than once,

KG

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PEELENIUMs CONFIRMED:

1978
TX Tue 30/11/99
Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
The Rezillos - I Can't Stand My Baby
Culture - See Them A Come
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks


1984
TX Tue 14/12/99
The Mighty Wah - Come Back
The Fall - Lay Of The Land
Half Pint - Money Man Skank
The Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain

1985
TX Wed 15/12/99
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Never Understand
Billy Bragg - Between the Wars
Roxanne Shante - The Queen Of Rox
The Wedding Present - Go Out and Get 'em Boy!

1986
TX 16/12/99
Salt 'N Pepa - Tramp
Half Man Half Biscuit - Trumpton Riots
Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears
Culture - Capture Rasta