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It is an archive of  John Peel's Festive 50's. Click <a href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/johnpeel/johnpeelday/index.shtml?rhpimage> HERE </a> to visit the official John Peel BBC site. </span><span class=italic> <br> </span><span class=normal>   <br> </span><span class=styleBlokCapitals> <span class=PageTopStyle> <br> The Peel Festive Fifties <br> (From 2006 Dandelion Radio Kept The Lists Alive) <br> <br> </span> </span></div><div style="position: relative; width: 360px; height: 250px; z-index: 8; top: auto; left: -0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"id=Lists><div style="position: relative; width: 50px; height: 200px; z-index: 7; top: 0px; float: left; margin: 11px; left: auto; text-align: center;"class=styleSmallLinks id=_1970><span class=unusedLink> 1970 <br> 1971 <br> 1972 <br> 1973 <br> 1974 <br> 1975 <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1976> 1976 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1977> 1977 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1978> 1978 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1979> 1979 </a> <br> <br> </span></div><div style="position: relative; width: 50px; height: 200px; z-index: 3; float: left; margin: 11px; left: auto; top: 0px; text-align: center;"class=styleSmallLinks id=_1990><span class=unusedLink> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1980> 1980 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1981> 1981 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1982> 1982 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1983> 1983 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1984> 1984 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1985> 1985 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1986> 1986 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1987> 1987 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1988> 1988 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1989> 1989 </a> </span></div><div style="position: relative; width: 50px; height: 200px; z-index: 7; float: left; margin: 11px; left: auto; top: 0px; text-align: center;"class=styleSmallLinks id=_1980><span class=unusedLink> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1990> 1990 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1991> 1991 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1992> 1992 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1993> 1993 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1994> 1994 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1995> 1995 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1996> 1996 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1997> 1997 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1998> 1998 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#1999> 1999 </a> </span></div><div style="position: relative; width: 50px; height: 200px; z-index: 2; float: left; left: auto; margin: 11px; top: 0px; text-align: center;"class=styleSmallLinks id=_2010><span class=unusedLink> <a href=festive50lists.htm#2000> 2000 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#2001> 2001 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#2002> 2002 </a> <br> <a href=festive50lists.htm#2003> 2003 </a> <br> <a href=festive50dandelion.htm> 2004 </a> <br> <a href=festive50dandelion.htm#2005> 2005 </a> <br> <a href=festive50dandelion.htm#2006> 2006 </a> <br> <a href=festive50dandelion.htm#2007> 2007 </a> <br> <a href=festive50dandelion.htm#2008> 2008 </a> </span><br><span class=unusedLink> <a href=festive50dandelion.htm#2009> 2009 </a> </span><br></div><div style="position: relative; width: 50px; height: 200px; z-index: 4; float: left; margin: 11px; left: 0px; top: 0px; text-align: center;"class=styleSmallLinks id=_2000><span class=unusedLink> <a href=festive50dandelion.htm#2010> 2010 </a> <br> <a href=festive50dandelion.htm#2011> 2011 </a> <br> 2012 <br> 2013 </span><br></div><br></div><div style="position: relative; width: 360px; height: auto; z-index: 3; left: 0px; top: 0px; margin-top: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: lighter; color: #3a3a3a; text-decoration: none;"class=styleBlokCapitals id=LHTextHedder0><br><span class=bulletStyle> âºâº <a href="festive50lists.htm#PEEL Stats"> Stats About The festive Fifty's </a> </span><br><br><span class=bulletStyle> âºâº <a href=festive50lists.htm#notes> John Peel's Notes </a> </span><br><br><br><span class=PageTopStyle> More Peel Related lists </span><br></div><div style="position: relative; width: 360px; height: auto; z-index: 2; left: 0px; top: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"class=styleLists id=LHLists><p class=style5><span class=bulletStyle> <br> âºâº <a href="festive50lists.htm#All Time Festive Fifty"> All Time Festive Fifty - 1982 </a> <br> <br> âºâº <a href="festive50lists.htm#All time festive 50 -  Year 2000"> All Time Festive Fifty - 2000 </a> <br> <br> âºâº <a href=peel2005.htm> The Records That John Peel Loved The Most </a> <br> <br> âºâº <a href=uk_radio.htm> Other BBC Radio Lists </a> </span> <br></div><br><br><br><div style="position: relative; width: 390px; height: auto; z-index: 10; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"class=style1 id=Logos><br><img alt="John Peel Circa 1970's"height=114 src=_images2/peel(2).gif width=90>              <img alt="John Peel Circa 2000"height=157 src=images/peel3.jpg width=160><br><br><br></div></div><div id=page_content><div style="position: relative; width: 580px; height: auto; z-index: 1; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px"class=style3 id=content><br><span class=titleStyle> John Peel's Festive 50's </span><br><br><br> For those who were never fortunate enough to hear his show, John Peel was a highly respected DJ with BBC Radio One from 1967 until his sudden death in October 2004. <br><br> John broadcasted a listenerâs poll of favourite records each year for as long as I can remember. Each year, before the end of November, you send in your three favourite tracks for the year and through the wonders of science, and other arcane acts, the festive fifty is born. Peel described the inner workings of fifty compilation in an Observer articles in 1986 and 1987. There are also articles that appeared in NME from 1988 and 1989. <br><br> In June 1998 John Peel was honoured for services to broadcasting with an OBE. <br><br> Lee Thacker is currently putting a book together based on the Festive Fifty number ones. <br> Visit his <a href=http://festivefiftyillustrated.blogspot.com/> Blog </a> and supply some feedback. <br><br> There is now a Romainian translation of the lists that Alexander Ovsov [alovsov@gmail.com] has put together <a href=http://webhostinggeeks.com/science/rocklistmusic-festive-ro> here </a> . <br><br><span class=bulletStyle> âºâº </span><a href=http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/index.html> The John Peel Archive </a><br><br> From Private Eye Magazine <strong>  No.1121  - 10/12/04 </strong><br><br><img alt="Private Eye Article"class=style4 height=386 src=_images2/jpeelpeye.gif width=430><br><br><br><br><a title="Margrave Of The Marshes Audio Book"href=http://www.audible.co.uk/aduk/store/welcome.jsp?source_code=BBAP0005BQ073107UK&entryParams=%5ems~223%5eshortTitle~John+Peel&microsite=BBC&entryRedirect=/site/advancedSearch/advancedSearch.jsp> <img alt="Margrave Of The Marshes"class=style5 height=200 src=images/peelmargrage.jpg width=200> </a><br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div><div style="position: relative; width: auto; height: 100px; z-index: 1; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; background-color: #000000; top: auto; clear: both;"id=Footer><div style="position: relative; width: 1000px; height: 30px; z-index: 1; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; top: auto; clear: both;"class=styleFooter id=FooterText><span class=styleFooter> <img alt=upBullet height=12 src=_images_2010/upBullet2.jpg width=14> <a class=styleFooter href=#top> Top Of Page </a> | <a class=styleFooter href=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk> Return To Homepage </a> | <a class=styleFooter href=mailto.htm> Email Comments </a> </span></div><div style="position: relative; width: 1000px; height: 40px; z-index: 2; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"class=styleFooter id=lastupdate><a class=styleFooter> Last update: <script>document.write(document.lastModified);</script> </a></div></div>