John Muir, (1937-2017), sometimes known as John F Muir, worked at the BBC from 1961 to 1974 and was a radio producer from 1966 until he left the Corporation. He began his career producing a variety of programmes for the Light Programme and Home Service, but when the BBC reorganised its radio networks in 1967 he became a regular producer of the late-night programme Night Ride. Later he produced jazz programmes for Radio 3 and Sounds of the Seventies shows for Radio 1.