This is a collection from Carsten of Berlin of BFBS shows covering a period stretching from 1995-2001 (the end of the shows' run). He gave an indication to Peel Mailing List user User:So.it.goes.2512, who has taken on the responsibility of cataloguing and sharing them, as to their origins:
"Over the years I have recorded ca. 80 2-hr-shows of "John Peel's Music on BFBS", which were aired once a week. I have preserved them on VHS cassettes, which offered good sound quality at a very cheap price. Up to now I have only copied the songs that I liked, and included them into my music mp3 collection. Also, I have presented them to friends, and most were excited! I found a lot of cool music on his shows and, I must say, I really miss his music and his voice. It was a hard blow when they said he was gone. Over the years, he came to be a sort of virtual family member...I guess that his BFBS shows were a little more private, since he often complained about getting no response from his audience. He sometimes even chatted with Sheila during the show, and he talked a lot about his family and his "exciting life in show biz" (like remembering to put the chicken away due to bad weather...). It's not only the cool new music I miss but also his narratives...However, since some months I have started to copy the shows whole to mp3, cut them up into individual tracks and researched the whole playlists. Its kind of a hobby and eats up a lot of time. I got a bit scared when I found out that my VCR had failed, and the repair man said that VCRs were not produced anymore... Now I want to transfer to mp3 as quickly as possible." (Email, 08 July 2010)
Carsten is to be congratulated on his initiative in sharing much previously unavailable material. 105 shows were shared with the last one uploaded in 2016.
List Of Shows[]
1995[]
27 May 1995 (BFBS) / 24 June 1995 (BFBS) / 26 August 1995 (BFBS) / 09 September 1995 (BFBS) / 16 September 1995 (BFBS) / 30 September 1995 (BFBS) / 22 October 1995 (BFBS) / 28 October 1995 (BFBS) / 04 November 1995 (BFBS) / 11 November 1995 (BFBS) / 18 November 1995 (BFBS) / 25 November 1995 (BFBS) / 09 December 1995 (BFBS) / 16 December 1995 (BFBS) / 23 December 1995 (BFBS) / 30 December 1995 (BFBS)
1996[]
07 January 1996 (BFBS) / 13 January 1996 (BFBS) / 20 January 1996 (BFBS) / 28 January 1996 (BFBS) / 03 February 1996 (BFBS) / 10 February 1996 (BFBS) / 17 February 1996 (BFBS) / 25 February 1996 (BFBS) / 02 March 1996 (BFBS) / 09 March 1996 (BFBS) / 16 March 1996 (BFBS) / 23 March 1996 (BFBS) / 30 March 1996 (BFBS) / 06 April 1996 (BFBS) / 13 April 1996 (BFBS) / 27 April 1996 (BFBS) / 04 May 1996 (BFBS) / 11 May 1996 (BFBS) / 18 May 1996 (BFBS) / 25 May 1996 (BFBS) / 01 June 1996 (BFBS) / 09 June 1996 (BFBS) / 29 June 1996 (BFBS) / 13 July 1996 (BFBS) / 20 July 1996 (BFBS) / 27 July 1996 (BFBS) / 03 August 1996 (BFBS) / 10 August 1996 (BFBS) / 17 August 1996 (BFBS) / 31 August 1996 (BFBS) / 15 September 1996 (BFBS) / 21 September 1996 (BFBS) / 10 October 1996 (BFBS)
1997[]
10 April 1997 (BFBS) / 24 April 1997 (BFBS) / 01 May 1997 (BFBS) / 08 May 1997 (BFBS) / 22 May 1997 (BFBS) / 07 August 1997 (BFBS) / 14 August 1997 (BFBS) / 11 September 1997 (BFBS) / 18 September 1997 (BFBS) / 25 September 1997 (BFBS) / 09 October 1997 (BFBS) / 23 October 1997 (BFBS) / 27 November 1997 (BFBS) / 04 December 1997 (BFBS) / 11 December 1997 (BFBS) / 18 December 1997 (BFBS)
1998[]
08 January 1998 (BFBS) / 29 January 1998 (BFBS) / 24 April 1998 (BFBS) / 24 June 1998 (BFBS) / 01 July 1998 (BFBS) / 23 August 1998 (BFBS) / 06 September 1998 (BFBS) / 01 November 1998 (BFBS) / 08 November 1998 (BFBS) / 16 November 1998 (BFBS) / 29 November 1998 (BFBS) / 13 December 1998 (BFBS) / 20 December 1998 (BFBS)
1999[]
03 January 1999 (BFBS) / 24 January 1999 (BFBS) / 14 February 1999 (BFBS) / 20 February 1999 (BFBS) / 22 March 1999 (BFBS) / 25 April 1999 (BFBS) / 05 September 1999 (BFBS) / 10 October 1999 (BFBS) / 31 October 1999 (BFBS) / 07 November 1999 (BFBS) / 13 December 1999 (BFBS) / 20 December 1999 (BFBS) / 27 December 1999 (BFBS)
2000[]
03 January 2000 (BFBS) / 09 January 2000 (BFBS) / 16 January 2000 (BFBS) / 23 January 2000 (BFBS) / 30 January 2000 (BFBS) / 07 February 2000 (BFBS) / 13 February 2000 (BFBS) / 19 February 2000 (BFBS) / 26 February 2000 (BFBS) / 20 March 2000 (BFBS) / 02 April 2000 (BFBS) / 09 April 2000 (BFBS) / 16 April 2000 (BFBS) / 05 November 2000 (BFBS)