Peel shows on VHS

[vegetablesman]

Hi,

I have a number of John Peel Radio 1 shows from the Nineties recorded onto VHS video cassettes in LP mode.  Almost all are complete programmes taped in stereo from a good quality Rotel FM tuner receiving a strong signal.  

I would be grateful if anyone can provide some tips on getting the best quality from these tapes when converting to flac/mp3. I am currently using an old iMac PPC running OS 10.5.8 and have had some difficulties using audacity in the past.

Thanks for your help.