Am I the only person in the world who wonders why semi-canonisation has become de rigeur for resasonably ordinary people who spent a lifetime doing fairly ordinary jobs? John Peel, no doubting whatsoever that he was an interesting man, did wonderful things in promoting new bands and music and was best beloved by many, but he PLAYED RECORDS ON THE RADIO, for goodness' sake, he didn't find a cure for cancer, prevent a world war or find a solution to the Middle East conflict!