John Peel
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sir William John Peel
British Conservative Party politician (1912-2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1954
- Works
- 191
Top works
- View to a Thrill
- The Eiffel Target
- Sandblast
- Live and let's dance
- Sword of death
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,042
- Total plays
- 83,291
Tags
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John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was a British disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. He was one of the original DJs of BBC Radio 1 in 1967 and of those the only one remaining on Radio 1 at the time of his death. Known for the extraordinary range of his taste in music and the occasional mistakes (such as playing records at the wrong speed or playing the wrong track entirely) that marked his shows <a href="https://w
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Father
- William Peel
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Queens' College
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Work location
- Brussels
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 2004-05-08
- date of birth
- 1912-06-16
- name in native language
- John Peel
- candidacy in election
- 1970 United Kingdom general election
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