Acting
John Peel
Born August 30, 1939 · Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK · Died October 25, 2004
Biography
John Peel was a British radio presenter, record producer and music journalist. He's best known for his regular "Peel sessions", a segment in his radio show on BBC 1 in which music bands introduced new songs live in the studio, and for his voice over work on BBC television documentaries.
Known for
6.9
Top of the Pops
Self - Presenter, Self - Host
8.6
Natural World
1983 · Series
7.7
Shooting Stars
Self
6.5
Room 101
Self
6.0
Wild About Harry
2000 · Movie
6.5 TMDB
Beautiful Noise
Self
6.2
Wogan
Self
7.5
King Rocker
Self
7.6
Grumpy Old Men
Self
7.1
The South Bank Show
1978 · Series
5.1 TMDB
Five Seconds to Spare
Big Jon
7.4
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Self (Archive Footage)
5.6 TMDB
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Himself
6.5 TMDB
Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?
Self (archive footage)
5.8 TMDB
Cyderdelic
Narrator
7.0 TMDB
Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
Narrator (voice)
7.7 TMDB
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
John Past-Bedtime
6.7 TMDB
The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Himself, Writer
7.1
HARDtalk
1997 · Series
7.6
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
Self (archive footage)
Filmography
- 2026Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?Self (archive footage)Movie
- 2024The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the StairsSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2023Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday PartySelf (Archive Footage)Movie
- 2020King RockerSelfMovie
- 2018You and YoursProducerMovie
- 2014It's Not Repetition, It's DisciplineSelfMovie
- 2014Beautiful NoiseSelfMovie
- 2013Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the MovieSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2012Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones StoryHimself (Archive Footage)Movie
- 2009The FallHimself (Voice Only)Movie
- 2007Marc Bolan: The Final WordMovie
- 2005John Peel's Record BoxSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2005The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. SmithHimselfMovie
- 2004Celebrity Going HomeSelf, NarratorSeries
- 2004CyderdelicNarratorSeries
- 2003Grumpy Old MenSelfSeries
- 2003Richard Thompson: Solitary LifeNarratorMovie
- 2003Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his MindSelfMovie
- 2002Mr Trebus: A Life of GrimeSelf - NarratorMovie
- 2002When Hippies Ruled The WorldSelfMovie
- 2002The Story of the Undertones - Teenage KicksHimself, WriterMovie
- 2001Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st CenturyNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2001Top of the Pops: The True StorySelfMovie
- 2000Wild About HarryMovie
- 2000Five Seconds to SpareBig JonMovie
- 1999A Life of GrimeSeries
- 1998Classic PlantPresenterSeries
- 1997Cardigans at ChristmasSelf - Narrator (voice)Movie
- 1997The Artist Formerly Known As Captain BeefheartHimself (Narrator)Movie
- 1997HARDtalkSeries
- 1997Classic TrainsNarratorSeries
- 1996Funk Me Up, ScottyHimselfMovie
- 1994Room 101SelfSeries
- 1994Do You Remember the First Time?Movie
- 1994Smashie and Nicey: The End of an EraJohn Past-BedtimeMovie
- 1993Shooting StarsSelfSeries
- 1992Nul Points?!SelfMovie
- 1991Vivian Stanshall: The Early YearsSelf - (1995 obituary show)Movie
- 1990John Peel: Suffolk ComfortHimselfMovie
- 1987Gimme ShelterMovie
- 1983Natural WorldSeries
- 1982WoganSelfSeries
- 1981Today Carshalton Beeches... Tomorrow CroydonSelfMovie
- 1978The South Bank ShowSeries
- 1977Brass Tacks: Punk RockSelfMovie
- 1973Radio WonderfulMovie
- 1972Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern ComfortSelf - NarratorMovie
- 1964Top of the PopsSelf - Presenter, Self - HostSeries
- —Little Red Robin HoodSelf, Archival Footage CoordinatorMovie