He is, however, credited as having "helped to create and foster interest in better pop music" and having "thrown the spotlight on many talented but unheard bands". In an interview for the piece, Peel plays down the role of DJs as celebrities and is quoted as saying among other things, "Some disc jockeys don't realise the essential insignificance of their role". He appeared in the magazine in January 1970 (issue dated 15 January) as part of a feature on the BBC's two then new pop programmes Disco 2 on BBC Two TV and John Peel's Sunday Show on Radio One. In the issue dated September 26, 1968, Peel was pictured in a feature celebrating the first anniversary of Radio 1, which also mentions that listeners tune in to hear the "New Sounds with Peel". First published in 1923, it initially listed BBC radio programmes, with BBC television later added, but has listed all major channels since 1991. Radio Times is a long-running BBC weekly magazine that includes listings of TV and radio programmes. all Radio One DJs, issue 1-7 October 1977
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