Brian Sewell

Brian Sewell (15 June 1931 – 19 September 2015) was an English art critic and media personality. He wrote for the London Evening Standard and was noted for his acerbic view of conceptual art and the Turner Prize. He was described as "Britain's most famous and controversial art critic" and became a household figure through his appearances on television. In addition, Sewell did voice-over work for commercials, and occasionally got involved in spoken word projects. (Read more at Wikipedia)
== Links To Peel ==
In 1993, Peel played a recording of Brian Sewell reading the lyrics of The Beatles track 'Her Majesty'. This was taken from The Exotic Beatles compilation album, which featured alternative cover versions of Beatles tracks.
The two men might have seemed to have little in common, but both did National Service in the late 1950s. Sewell even claimed to have taken LSD, although he had no connection with hippy culture, despite the fact that he claimed that his father was the composer Philip Heseltine (1984-1930), who was notorious for his interest in the occult and adopted the hippy-sounding pseudonym Peter Warlock.
Both Peel and Sewell were car enthusiasts who shared a liking for stock car racing. Peel may well have become aware of the sport during his time in the USA but when he returned to Britain he certainly found out about the British stock car scene, due to the advertising for race meetings on Radio London when he was working on the station (as on the show of 01 July 1967). In those days DJs would make guest appearances at stock car race meetings, among them Johnnie Walker, who took part in races in the late 1960s until a crash left him requiring hospital treatment. In later life, Peel attended meetings at Foxhall Stadium in Ipswich and in 2003 told The Guardian that "I go to stock car racing whenever I can" (Guardian Guide, Dec.27, 2003 - Jan. 2, 2004, p.7). Brian Sewell started going to stock car race meetings at Wimbledon Stadium in the 1970s and in 2010 made a programme about his enthusiasm for the sport for BBC Radio, Stock Car Sewell.
== Shows Played ==
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* 11 June 1993: ‘Her Majesty (CD – The Exotic Beatles Part 1)’ (Exotica)
* 17 July 1993 (BFBS): Her Majesty (v/a album - The Exotic Beatles) Pele
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Obituary
Category:Artists