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Good Night and Good Riddance - How Thirty-Five Years of John Peel Helped to Shape Modern Life (Paperback, Main)
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Good Night and Good Riddance - How Thirty-Five Years of John Peel Helped to Shape Modern Life (Paperback, Main)
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Goodnight and Good Riddance: How Thirty-Five Years of John Peel
Helped to Shape Modern Britain is a social history, a diary of a
nation's changing culture, and an in-depth appraisal of one of our
greatest broadcasters, a man who can legitimately be called the
most influential figure in post-war British popular music. Without
the support of John Peel, it's unlikely that innumerable artists -
from David Bowie to Dizzee Rascal, Jethro Tull to Joy Division -
would have received national radio exposure. But Peel's influence
goes much deeper than this. Whether he was championing punk,
reggae, jungle or grime, he had a unique relationship with his
audience that was part taste-maker, part trusted friend. The book
focuses on some 300 shows between 1967 and 2004, giving a thorough
overview of Peel's broadcasting career and placing it in its
cultural and social contexts. Peel comes alive for the reader, as
do the key developments that kept him at the cutting edge - the
changes in his tastes; the changes in his thinking. Just like a
Peel show, Goodnight and Good Riddance is warm, informative and
insightful, and wears its enthusiasm proudly.
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