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During his time on [[Radio London]], Peel's shows attracted listeners from Germany,<ref>On [[12 July 1967]], he played a track from the [[Blues Project]] LP 'Projections' sent to him by a ''"beautiful German lady doctor psychologist person"''.</ref> and this continued throughout his BBC career. Peel maintained a close connection with Germany through his broadcasts on [[BFBS]], [[BBC World Service]] and various German radio stations, as well as by regular personal visits. One perhaps unexpected result of his locally heard shows – all in English<ref>He was happy to admit to poor German-language skills.</ref> – was that he often finished high in German polls for top radio DJ.[http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Radio_Radio_(Transcript)] In October 1992, he presented his [[Radio One]] show live from Berlin as part of a public service campaign for young people on work and travel in the EU.<ref>See [[09 October 1992]] and [[09 October 1992]]. As noted by [[Ken Garner]] in ''The Peel Sessions'' (pg143), the trip also took the show to Budapest and Sweden.</ref>
  
During his time on [[Radio London]], Peel's shows attracted listeners from Germany,<ref>On [[12 July 1967]], he played a track from the [[Blues Project]] LP 'Projections' sent to him by a ''"beautiful German lady doctor psychologist person"''.</ref> and this continued throughout his BBC career. Peel maintained a close connection with Germany through his broadcasts on [[BFBS]], [[BBC World Service]] and various German radio stations, as well as by regular personal visits. One perhaps unexpected result of his locally heard shows – all in English<ref>He was happy to admit to poor German-language skills.</ref> – was that he often finished high in German polls for top radio DJ.[http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Radio_Radio_(Transcript)] In October 1992, he presented his [[Radio One]] show live from Berlin as part of a public service campaign for young people on work and travel in the EU.<ref>See [[09 October 1992]] and [[09 October 1992]]. As noted by [[Ken Garner]] in ''The Peel Sessions'' (pg143), the trip also took the show to Budapest and Sweden.</ref>
   
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The country was also a regular source of music for Peel, from the first "krautrock" and "kosmische musik" records of the 1970s until the 2000s. German band [[Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle]] (FSK) did seven Peel sessions between 1985 and 2004, the most by any overseas artist. German music played by Peel came to have a major influence on many session artists,<ref>[[Julian Cope]] even wrote a book on the German music of the late 60s and early 70s that he first heard on [[Top Gear]] (''Krautrocksampler'', Head Heritage, 1995). Peel himself was keen to talk up the enduring influence of [[Tangerine Dream]], compared with the more widely acknowledged impact of [[Can]] (see [[23 May 1997 (BFBS)]]). [[Kraftwerk]], whose first album he played in 1973, were generally recognised as pioneers by artists over a range of genres. Celebrated krautrock producer Conny Plank went on to work with non-German artists including [[Ultravox]] and [[Killing Joke]] (and turned down [[U2]]).</ref> with [[David Bowie]], [[Eno]] and the [[Birthday Party]] among those who spent extended periods in the country.
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The country was also a regular source of music for Peel, from the first "krautrock" and "kosmische musik" records of the 1970s until the 2000s. German band [[Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle]] (FSK) did seven Peel sessions between 1985 and 2004, the most by any overseas artist. German music played by Peel came to have a major influence on many session artists,<ref>[[Julian Cope]] even wrote a book on the German music of the late 60s and early 70s that he first heard on [[Top Gear]] (''Krautrocksampler'', Head Heritage, 1995). Peel himself was keen to talk up the enduring influence of [[Tangerine Dream]] (see [[23 May 1997 (BFBS)]]), compared with the more widely acknowledged impact of [[Can]], whose (Japanese) singer was namechecked by the [[Fall]] on 'I Am Damo Suzuki'. [[Kraftwerk]], whose first album Peel played in 1973, were generally recognised as pioneers by artists over a range of genres. Celebrated krautrock producer Conny Plank went on to work with non-German artists including [[Ultravox]] and [[Killing Joke]] (and turned down [[U2]]).</ref> with [[David Bowie]], [[Eno]] and the [[Birthday Party]] among those who spent extended periods in the country.
 
Less happily, in the [[Punk|punk]] era, Peel spoke out against the ''"unpleasant flirtation"'' with Nazi imagery of some UK performers.[http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Punk?file=Peel_on_Punk_and_Fascism]
  
Less happily, in the [[Punk|punk]] era, Peel spoke out against the ''"unpleasant flirtation"'' with Nazi imagery of some UK performers.[http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Punk?file=Peel_on_Punk_and_Fascism]
   

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Germany (German: Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is a federal parliamentary republic in central-west Europe. It includes 16 constituent states, covers an area of 357,021 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Berlin. With about 81.8 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union.

In 1871 most of the German states unified into the Prussian-dominated German Empire. After World War I and the German Revolution of 1918–1919, the Empire was replaced by the parliamentary Weimar Republic. The establishment of the national socialist dictatorship in 1933 led to World War II and systematic genocide. After a period of Allied occupation, two German states were founded: the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. In 1990, the country was reunified. (Read more at Wikipedia.)

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Peel's formative first experience of rock & roll arrived from Germany when he was 16, in the form of 'Rip It Up' by Little Richard, "drifting over the airwaves rather indistinctly from American Forces Network, Stuttgart."[1]

During his time on Radio London, Peel's shows attracted listeners from Germany,[2] and this continued throughout his BBC career. Peel maintained a close connection with Germany through his broadcasts on BFBS, BBC World Service and various German radio stations, as well as by regular personal visits. One perhaps unexpected result of his locally heard shows – all in English[3] – was that he often finished high in German polls for top radio DJ.[1] In October 1992, he presented his Radio One show live from Berlin as part of a public service campaign for young people on work and travel in the EU.[4]

The country was also a regular source of music for Peel, from the first "krautrock" and "kosmische musik" records of the 1970s until the 2000s. German band Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle (FSK) did seven Peel sessions between 1985 and 2004, the most by any overseas artist. German music played by Peel came to have a major influence on many session artists,[5] with David Bowie, Eno and the Birthday Party among those who spent extended periods in the country. Less happily, in the punk era, Peel spoke out against the "unpleasant flirtation" with Nazi imagery of some UK performers.[2]

As Peel recalled in the 1996 TV documentary Travels With My Camera: Autobahn Blues, his first direct contact with German people went back to his childhood and the prisoners of war who worked on farms near his home on Merseyside[6]:

”They were always really nice to my brother and me, yet there we were in Cheshire while our father was tussling with "the Hun" in North Africa. We were taught to hate Germans – still are by some politicians – but I couldn't really believe in the wickedness of an entire nation. So years ago, when I was asked to do radio programmes here, it seemed like a chance to make a small contribution to a healing process.”

His fondness for Germany is apparent elsewhere in the programme, as he travels around the country in his old Mercedes from Hanover to Berlin, visiting old friends and sites including Colditz Castle. Around the same time, Peel was interviewed by German TV documentary makers for Störung Ost, whilst travelling on a boat trip up the Spree river with former East German punks.

After Peel's death, German label Trikont released the 'Pig’s Big 78: A Beginner’s Guide' compilation of vintage records played on his Radio One shows.[3] A German edition of his Margrave Of The Marshes autobiography, translated by Christoph Hahn, was published in 2006.

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  1. ↑ "The impact was extraordinary," he later remembered. See 15 October 1997.
  2. ↑ On 12 July 1967, he played a track from the Blues Project LP 'Projections' sent to him by a "beautiful German lady doctor psychologist person".
  3. ↑ He was happy to admit to poor German-language skills.
  4. ↑ See 09 October 1992 and 09 October 1992. As noted by Ken Garner in The Peel Sessions (pg143), the trip also took the show to Budapest and Sweden.
  5. ↑ Julian Cope even wrote a book on the German music of the late 60s and early 70s that he first heard on Top Gear (Krautrocksampler, Head Heritage, 1995). Peel himself was keen to talk up the enduring influence of Tangerine Dream (see 23 May 1997 (BFBS)), compared with the more widely acknowledged impact of Can, whose (Japanese) singer was namechecked by the Fall on 'I Am Damo Suzuki'. Kraftwerk, whose first album Peel played in 1973, were generally recognised as pioneers by artists over a range of genres. Celebrated krautrock producer Conny Plank went on to work with non-German artists including Ultravox and Killing Joke (and turned down U2).
  6. ↑ He also recalls the POWs in the 2002 documentary Going Home, as well as a German plane flying overhead when he was in the garden and watching Liverpool burning at night after war-time bombing raids.
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