John Peel Day 2008

[ken garner]

My understanding from Peel's last producer Louise Kattenhorn at Radio 
1 was that - somewhat akin to how Thanksgiving in the USA is a 
somewhat moveable feast in November -  they fixed on it being always 
the second Thursday in October, being in scheduling terms the closest 
regular day of the week to the date of Peel's last show, which was 
Thursday 14th October 2004. By my reckoning that means Peel Day 08 
should be Thurs 9 October, as you suspected. The general consensus 
has always been to mark this date rather than that of his death, the 
idea being that what happens is trying to continue his great work, 
rather than mark an end. I have no idea what if anything Radio 1 plan 
to do this year, but I shall ask...

k


--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "tajmall" <abcdetc@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Is there officially a date for John Peel Day 2008?
> 
> Apologies if this topic's already been covered on this list, but I 
didn't get far when I did a 
> search of older posts. I've also got differing reports from various 
web-searches of the day - 
> though Thursday 9 October 08 is looking most likely at the moment. 
> 
> Asking because we want to mark the anniversary -as is becoming 
custom round my way. If 
> nothing else the psychopop band called Etc will rip into 'Teenage 
Kicks' at their gigs during 
> this period. 9 Oct in Singapore. 11 Oct in Kuala Lumpur. 
> 
> Also DJ sets and maybe a podcast are being planned now too. But 
what day shall we do it? 
> 
> The actual anniversary of Peel's death is 25 Oct - which would be 
good for a gig too. Which 
> would you choose? 
> 
> Thanks
> Ben
>