jonnyboy
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Essential WebsiteHi,
As a fan of Peel I was one of many gutted by his passing - he was certainly irreplaceable. So, at this point I just want to thank you for creating this wonderful website where I can catch shows I missed or the shows where I shamefully fell in my early teens (mid / late eighties) with an AM radio under the bed sheets warbling out that night's Peel show.
I moved to Canada in 1999 and regrettably only got to hear a couple dozen shows between then and John's passing. I was at work when I read the news on the BBC website- started crying at my desk...
My Canadian wife marvels at my enjoyment of a broad range of musical styles (Canadian radio is NOT GOOD- commercial radio at it's worst) and I attribute that directly to John Peel's radio programmes. Broad musical styles = a broader cultural taste and leads to a broader socio-cultural understanding which is an amazing influence to have during a teenager's formative years (and beyond).
So, only my first visit back to your site in several months, imagine my delight to see that there are complete shows to download!!! You, sir, are performing an esential and invaluable service. The missus (gone for the day) shall now have the chance to listen and understand exactly where I'm coming from! And for me, it's another chance... I'm currently listening to August 20th 1990 as I do the housework... thank you so much! It's not nostaligia because so much is fresh-sounding and often records might only have got a single play...
You have made my day. Again, thank-you.
Jonnyboy 
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