For those of you disappointed by the autobiography, but who rushed to get it, this collection of John Peel’s writings on music, popular culture, and home-life is going to be instantly appealing, and I ...

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That's why David Cavanagh's Good Night and Good Riddance is a gift. A history of Peel's career as a BBC Radio 1 DJ through the lens of 265 shows he hosted between 1967 and 2003, the book's format ...

THE modern world of music offers an embarrassment of riches. Faced with shops full of compact discs, records and tapes, the ordinary listener hardly knows where to start. With popular music, in ...