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Mary Anne Hobbs celebrates John Peel's legacy with highlights from his 70s shows.

Ever since he came off the pirate ships and joined Radio 1 in 1967, John Peel was a champion of new, exciting and occasionally challenging music like no other DJ.

Today BBC Radio 6 Music lives on in that pioneering spirit, with its presenters continuing the passion and love he showed for new music.

John's friend and fellow Radio 1 DJ, Mary Anne Hobbs introduces the first episode, which includes highlights of John's shows in the seventies.

1 hour

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Mon 14 Sep 202004:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Bob Dylan

    George Jackson

  • Stackridge

    The Three Legged Table

  • The Vibrators

    Judy Says

  • 25 Rifles

    Revolution Blues

  • Madness

    The Prince (Radio 1 Session, 14 Aug 1979)

  • The Dickies

    You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Big Tears

  • The Fall

    Futures and Pasts (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 30 May 1978)

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Blackman Redemption

  • The Chi‐Lites

    Have You Seen Her

    • Missing You (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Ralph McTell

    Genesis 1 Verse 20

  • Marmalade

    Sarah

  • The Cure

    Boys Don't Cry

    • Fiction.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Con Le Mie Lacrime

  • Captain Beefheart

    Hard Workin' Man

  • Buzzcocks

    Paradise

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Hong Kong Garden (Radio 1 Session, 6 Feb 1978)

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Suburbia

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • China Crisis

    Black Man Ray

    • VIrgin.

  • John Fahey

    The Yellow Princess

Credit

ProducerDina Jahina

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Sep 201701:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Mon 1 Apr 201904:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Mon 14 Sep 202004:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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