Dept. of You Just Couldn't Make This Up

[peteryoung]

From a Doctor Who list I'm on:

John Peel, legendary broadcaster and maverick DJ has died at the age of 65 whilst on holiday in Peru. As well as championing new music and breaking the mold of british [sic] broadcasting, he also wrote a score of Dalek books, including 'War of the Daleks' and novelisations of 'Evil' and 'Power of the Daleks.'

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[fba.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God.

Dept. of You've Got The Wrong Bloke!

[swisstone.livejournal.com]

The John Peel who is a Doctor Who fanwriter and author is not the same as the DJ.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/John_Peel.htm

Re: Dept. of You've Got The Wrong Bloke!

[peteyoung.livejournal.com]

I first thought our great obituarist may have been an overseas 'Who' fan who'd never heard of Peel, but his Yahoo Profile says he's 39 and from Southampton. Ought to know better, I'd say.

Re: Dept. of You've Got The Wrong Bloke!

[swisstone.livejournal.com]

Has he been put right?

Re: Dept. of You've Got The Wrong Bloke!

[peteyoung.livejournal.com]

Yes. More politely than I would have done it.

[scribeoflight.livejournal.com]

Which Yahoo list was it?

I am amazed!

[peteyoung.livejournal.com]

Dalek Empire (http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/dalekempire).