In the early months of Peel's Night Ride, the second half of the two-hour show was presented by various Radio Two DJs and referred to in Radio Times as "the usual Night Ride", in contrast to Peel's hour. Then, Jon Curle sat in on two Wednesday Night Rides in October 1968, when JP was absent, and on his return became presenter of the second half of the Wednesday Night Ride, from November 1968 until Peel was removed from the show in April 1969. He showed himself to be more sympathetic than any of his Radio Two colleagues to what was a radical departure from the regular BBC late-night easy-listening format. Radio Times listed the two DJs as co-presenters, describing the programme as "The world of words and music explored by John Peel and Jon Curle". Curle and his producers allowed Peel's sho