Show
- Name
- Big O
- Station
- BBC Radio 2 / BBC 6 Music
- YYYY-MM-DD
- 1998-11-30 + 1998-07-12 (originally)
- Comments
- Peel-narrated documentary on Roy Orbison, one of his long-time personal favourites. Says that he always carries a cassette of Orbison's Greatest Hits in his car "to shriek along with" when driving. Recalls seeing him both in the 1960s in the US and in the UK in 1985 in Ipswich.
- Many interview clips with Orbison himself. Guests include biographer Alan Clayson, fellow musicians Elvis Costello, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, etc.
- Originally broadcast as a two-part documentary on Radio 2 late in 1998; later repeated on BBC 6Music.
Sessions
- n/a
Tracklisting
All songs by Roy Orbison except where indicated
- Oh, Pretty Woman (clip)
- Crying
- Ooby Dooby (demo)
- Ooby Dooby (Sun)
- The Clown
- Claudette
- Everly Brothers: Claudette
- Only The Lonely
- Running Scared
- It's Over
- In Dreams
- Oh, Pretty Woman
- Blue Bayou
- Too Soon To Know
- Candy Man
- Travelling Wilburys: Not Alone Any More
- In The Real World
- You Got It
File
- Name
- 1998-XX-XX Roy Orbison The Big 0 (John Peel).mp3
- Length
- 58.21
- Other
- Thanks to Bill!
- Available