The 1968-69 Night Ride programmes incorporated poetry, guests, and world music from the BBC archives as well as a wide range of music, from rock, folk and blues to occasional classical and avant-garde pieces. They can be seen as a development of the Perfumed Garden idea, especially in their spoken word content (on his Radio London shows, Peel had regularly featured the work of the Liverpool poets alongside music tracks and listeners' letters), and also as a British equivalent of late-1960s underground American FM radio; but Peel's Night Ride did not attract support from the BBC management.
The 1968-69 Night Ride programmes were a unique blend of poetry, music, and spoken word that reflected Peel's vision for alternative programming. Despite their innovative approach, they failed to gain the backing of BBC management.