PA NEWS PHOTO 16/9/70 DJ JOHN PEEL WITH HIS MELODY MAKER POP POLL TOP DISC JOCKEY AWARD IN LONDON WITH TOP BRITISH FEMALE SINGER SANDY DENNY. 26/10/2004 Legendary radio DJ John Peel has died Tuesday October 26, 2004, the BBC have announced. He was 65. The veteran presenter suffered a heart attack last night whilst on a working holiday in Cuzco, Peru with his wife Sheila. Colleagues at Radio 1 paid tribute to a 'broadcasting legend'.