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- Born: Dec 13, 1948
- Died: Mar 22, 2025
Interviews conducted by Andy Peebles
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May 26, 1980 • From BBC Radio 1
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Robert Andrew Peebles (13 December 1948 – 22 March 2025) was an English radio DJ, television presenter and cricket commentator.
[…] He began his radio career in 1973 with BBC Radio Manchester. In 1974, Peebles was among the founding DJs of Piccadilly Radio in Manchester. After four years at Piccadilly, Peebles was a presenter on BBC Radio 1 from 1978 to 1992. During his time with the BBC, he also presented 15 editions of Top of the Pops from 1979 to 1984 and broadcast for the British Forces Broadcasting Service and the BBC World Service.
John Lennon recorded his final interview with a UK media outlet on 6 December 1980, with Peebles for Radio 1, two days before Lennon was murdered. That interview was the subject of the 2020 documentary Lennon’s Last Weekend, directed by Brian Grant. […]
