Great radio, as per Peel, doesn't mean giving people what they want, so much as exposing them to stuff they might hate.
Episode 1013: "The secret to music - the three Rs"
Episode 1012: "If you want to be popular you need to play better music, this is all wierd."
Episode 1011: "an antidote to, well ... basically, most things"
"I never know what's coming... You play stuff that I find too hard to listen to... then something that is better than anything that I've heard for ages... I'm hooked"
Episode 1009: "Where Does The Money Go?"
Episode 1008: "It's like the old show... but somehow better?"
Episode 1007: "Travelling without Moving"
Episode 1006: "Streaming services are affecting music, rewarding formula music - we need curators & critics... involvement and other ways to listen"
Episode 1005: "The new intro for the new show (The Beat Goes On) is infectious, making us even more dependent on your weekend fix"
Episode 1004: "Looking to another 1000 episodes of you mangling foreign languages"
"New music predominantly from the shores of the North Atlantic centred on Ireland, that's *nothing* like what you'd expect"
Episode 1002: The usual eclectic mix but with some rare 'real' Rock for the USA -'UN'usually
The very first edition of The Beat Goes On with Zaph Mann
Episode 1000: A classic episode with an extended extra bit!
"Nine Nine Nine" nicht winken (not waving) no, no, no.
Episode 998: "We listen almost every week.... not knowing where the next show will take us.... thanks!"
Episode 997: It was Australia in 2022, Scotland in 2023, France in 2024, who is dominating 2024 so far.... Italy
Episode 996: "Unearthing ever more gems outside the music mainstream"
Episode 995: "Your shows lift me up each week - amazing music!"
Episode 994: Great Authors inspire in this new music
Episode 993: Is the feminine voice the finest experience in music?
Episode 992: The first show of 2025 is full of crackers fit for FFO 2025 come December!
Episode 991: The Final show of the Festive Fifty One! #12 to #1
Episode 990: The Festive Fifty One heats up! #21 to #13
The Festive Fifty One continues with #32 to #22
Episode 988: The countdown continues from 42 to 33 - the second of five one-hour shows
The countdown begins from 51 to... first of five one-hour shows
Episode 986: Last show and last chance to get your VOTES into the Festive Fifty One F51 - https://inmemoryofjohnpeel.com/festive-51-2019-voting/
Episode 985: Obsession and Mysterious Intent as listeners vie for their best of the year VOTES in the Festive Fifty One F51 https://inmemoryofjohnpeel.com/festive-51-2019-voting/
Episode 984: Joy, tragedy, suspense and celebration all contained under maximum pressure!
Episode 983: "Can't wait for the Festive Fity One!"
Episode 982: "It's a mixed-up, muddled-up world, but we have this show to lift us up"
Episode 981: Things are building to a crescendo
A BONUS midweek show to highlights some tracks I'd missed earlier in the year.
Episode 979: “one of the most consistently interesting music radio shows around”
Episode 978: "phenomenal music that leads me to stop, replay a couple of times and then check out individually"
Episode 977: Living in the moment during Daylight Savings
NEW Epic tracks with plenty of light relief mixed in for your listening comfort...
The Poets speak as the world hooks on an Edinburgh loop
Episode 974: Q: "Your segues are ridiculous - how do you come up with them?" A:"I had to look that up - I thought they were segways"
This week's show-you did it again. Fucking brilliant and political ❤️❤️
Episode 972: "That was the best show you've ever done... then again, I have thought that before"
Episode 971: It's crunch time - the peak season for music releases - here you get 100s of hours work distilled
"WHO's OUT THERE? - Every DJ's question... perhaps now applies to us all... " Zaph Mann
Episode 969: "I've been listening to your show for quite a while now, thank you for so many great discoveries!
Episode 968: This show has been fact-checked.... yep, no commercial slop here!
Episode 967: "New music, including Pop as you've never heard it"
Episode 966: "Great show! I listened this morning with my cat and a coffee."
"...People who think that there's no great new music should hear this show, there's something very special every week..."
Episode 964: Blasting apart the silos of music
Episode 963: Post Hardcore, the greatest living vocalists and left-field country?