Legends Of Rock 2 - Bernie Andrews

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Legends Of Rock 2 - Bernie Andrews was a 2017 BBC radio regional programme broadcast on several local BBC radio stations narrated by Bill Aitken, which told the story of BBC producer, Bernie Andrews, who broadcast every major UK rock band before they were famous. The special included archive interviews of Bernie Andrews, John Peel, Jimmy Page, Brian Matthew and The Beatles plus new interviews with Annie Nightingale, Andy Peebles, Jeff Griffin and Pete Ritzema.
== Links To Peel ==
Bernie Andrews mentioned how he enjoyed Peel's programmes for Radio London in 1967, and as a result decided to make him the main presenter of the revived Top Gear on the new Radio 1. He told of how he booked Peel for 8 weeks despite opposition from his superiors at the BBC, who disapproved of the DJ and were wary of him. Andrews also spoke of how disappointed he was when, in 1969, the BBC took him off Top Gear "as a punishment", because he was devoting most of his time to recording sessions and preparing the show with Peel, and not making himself available for other BBC production work..Peel himself made a posthumous appearance between 40:27 and 41:13 on the programme, where he talked about how Bernie Andrews helped him make a success of, and win awards for, Top Gear.
== External Links ==
* BBC Hereford & Worcester
Category:2017
Category:Peel shows
Category:Available online