Observed arrival · 2026-10-07
Peel Sessions: a searchable radio-session archive
An independently compiled index of John Peel’s BBC Radio 1 sessions, filterable by band, year, genre, and origin, with links to available YouTube recordings.
- For
- Listeners exploring John Peel’s BBC sessions
- Worth noticing
- The archive lists 4,562 sessions, with video links for 2,514 and country labels extending well beyond the UK.
Field notes
The interface exposes year-range, band, origin, and genre filters, along with oldest-first and newest-first sorting; individual records can include dates, genre labels, and geographic details. It reports 4,562 sessions, of which 2,514 have video, and offers shuffle and playlist controls. The compiler credits archivists and uploaders, identifies the text as CC BY-SA, and notes that the project is not affiliated with the BBC or John Peel estate.
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