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1970s Evolution

Mary Anne Hobbs celebrates John Peel's legacy with highlights from his seventies 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 大象传媒 Radio 6 Music lives on in that pioneering spirit, with its presenters continuing the passion and love he showed for new music. Here's another chance to hear the series tracing John's developing musical passions.

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

1 hour

Last on

Tue 15 Sep 2020 01:00

Music Played

  • T. Rex

    Dove (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 1 Jan 1970)

  • Joy Division

    Twenty Four Hours (大象传媒 Maida Vale Session, 26 Nov 1979)

  • Culture

    Down In Jamaica

    • High Note.
  • The Undertones

    Girls Don't Like It

  • The Slits

    Instant Hit (Radio 1 Session, 17 Aug 1978)

  • Attentat

    Ge Fan I Mej

  • The Crawdaddys

    Let's Make It

  • Family

    Love Is A Sleeper

  • The Ruts

    SUS

  • Asher & Trimble

    Humble Yourself

  • Mo-Dettes

    White Mice

  • Skids

    Charade

  • Trespass

    One Of These Days

  • Delia Gartrell

    See What You Done Done (Hymn No. 9)

Credit

Role Contributor
Unknown Mark Higgins

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Sep 2017 13:00
  • Tue 2 Apr 2019 01:00
  • Tue 15 Sep 2020 01:00

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