Editing John Peel (section)

=== Later years ===
Between 1995 and 1997, Peel presented ''Offspring'', a show about children, on [[BBC Radio 4]]. In 1998, ''Offspring'' grew into the magazine-style documentary show ''[[Home Truths]]''. When he took on the job presenting the programme, which was about everyday life in British families, Peel requested that it be free from celebrities, as he found real-life stories more entertaining. ''Home Truths'' was described by occasional stand-in presenter [[John Walters (broadcaster)|John Walters]] as being "about people who had fridges called Renfrewshire".{{cn|date=August 2022}} Peel also made regular contributions to BBC Two's humorous look at the irritations of modern life ''[[Grumpy Old Men (TV show)|Grumpy Old Men]]''. His only appearances in an acting role in film or television were in [[Harry Enfield]]'s ''[[Smashie and Nicey]]: The End of an Era'' as John Past Bedtime, and in 1999 as a "grumpy old man who catalogues records" in the film ''Five Seconds to Spare''.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0205936/fullcredits/cast?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |title=Five Seconds to Spare (2000) – IMDb |language=en |access-date=2024-09-17 |via=m.imdb.com}}</ref> However, he had provided narration for others.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205936/ "Keeping it Peel"], [[BBC Radio 1]], 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.</ref>
[[File:JP BBC.jpg|thumb|Peel at a [[Yalding House]] studio, 1997]]
He appeared as a celebrity guest on a number of TV shows, including ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' (1996, BBC),<ref>{{citation |title=John Peel "This is your life" 1996 | date=22 April 2007 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXA8p4-x0Co |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> ''Travels With My Camera'' (1996, [[Channel 4]] TV) and ''Going Home'' (2002, [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] TV), and presented the 1997 Channel 4 series ''Classic Trains''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aaronovitch |first=David |author-link=David Aaronovitch |title=Critics are ignorant – and I should know |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/critics-are-ignorant--and-i-should-know-1278957.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=16 February 1997 |access-date=9 February 2013 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/critics-are-ignorant--and-i-should-know-1278957.html |archive-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> He was also in demand as a voice-over artist for television documentaries, such as BBC One's ''[[A Life of Grime]]''.

In April 2003, the publishers [[Transworld (company)|Transworld]] successfully wooed Peel with a package worth £1.5 million for his autobiography, having placed an advert in a national newspaper aimed only at Peel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gerard |first=Jasper |title=If you can remember the Sixties ... you get £1.5m – Interview – John Peel |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/article227354.ece |url-status=dead |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=London |date=20 April 2003 |access-date=19 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235354/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/article227354.ece |archive-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> Unfinished at the time of his death, it was completed by Sheila and journalist Ryan Gilbey. It was published in October 2005 under the title ''Margrave of the Marshes''. A collection of Peel's miscellaneous writings, ''The Olivetti Chronicles'', was published in 2008.<ref name="train">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7679157.stm |title= Memorial sees Peel try new tracks |publisher=BBC News |date=20 October 2008 |access-date=9 February 2013}}</ref>