John Peel took notice of us right from the start. He played us on his show on numerous occasions. It certainly brought us to the publics attention, as he did with so many bands of the time. Looking back, TOH was never played on BBC Radio bar John Peel. We were on the ‘banned/non-playable’ notice sent round to the other DJs and radio show producers. The regime was trying to protect itself from the reality going on outside its front door.
Kirk Brandon / Theatre of Hate interview, Louder Than War, 2016
THEATRE OF HATE recorded their second session for John Peel's programme on this day in 1981. The lineup for this session is: Kirk Brandon (vocals), Stan Stammers (bass), Luke Rendall (drums), John Boy (saxophone), Steve Guthrie (guitar).