In an interview with the Offbeat Magazine in 1989, Peel was asked a question on what kind of films he enjoy watching: "Any films with Margaret Rutherford or Alastair Simms in. I know one should say how one enjoyed the festival of Korean films or something arty like that, but the best film ever was the one with both of them in called The Happiest Days Of Your Life. You just marvelled at the writing. No jokes about farting, no Barbara Windsor talking about great floppy tits, just sharp intelligent humour. In fact, anything in black and white is worth checking out." [1]