John Peel Wiki

[So It Goes 2512]

Am I the only one who finds that rather a sad reflection on the BBC's attitude to its premier broadcaster? So John wasn't joking when he said that they would rather keep episodes of Gardener's Question Time than sessions....or indeed recordings of his shows.

Steve (TK)

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "ken" <ken_garner@...> wrote:
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> the total listener-ripped and restored peel show holdings as documented in the wiki are easily the most substantial peel show archive in the world, far outstretching what the BBC actually has officially
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> ken
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> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@> wrote:
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> > i second that emotion - is it clear when BBC have kept archive from - are we helping fill gaps or are an external back-up?
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> > --- On Mon, 13/6/11, John Bravin <john.bravin@> wrote:
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> > From: John Bravin <john.bravin@>
> > Subject: [peel] John Peel Wiki
> > To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Monday, 13 June, 2011, 9:14
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> > Â  
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> > Finding the Wiki so useful, I just thought some one should say this out loud, as it should be heard outside the forum.  
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> > "THE JOHN PEEL WIKI IS AN AMAZING ARCHIVE, PUT TOGETHER WITH SUCH LOVE AND CARE, AND WITH SUCH ATTENTION TO DETAIL, THAT IT DESERVES AN AWARD."
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> > I would nominate it for an iQuality or Webby award if it wasn't for the slight sensitivity about music copyright, but in the absence of such an honour thank you a million times to all those who have put in the hard work.
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> > John
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