Blue Peter, 1958
Blue Peter has been on TV screens for over 60 years making it one of the longest running TV shows and certainly the longest running children’s TV show in the world, having notched up over 5000 episodes and still going.
The popular children’s magazine program was first broadcast in 1958 on BBC1.
Such is the popularity of Blue Peter it has made household names of both it’s presenters and the pets featured. Over the years popular pets have included dogs Petra and the legend that was Shep.
Traditionally broadcast on BBC1 and repeated on BBC2 the show moved to digital channel CBBC in 2013.
Summary
The show follows a magazine/entertainment format, features viewer and presenter challenges, competitions, celebrity interviews, popular culture and of course the sections on making arts and crafts from household items.
Clips
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Presenters
Have included:
Christopher Trace
Leslie Williams
Peter Purves
John Noakes
Valerie Singleton
Leslie Judd
Karen Keating
Simon Groom
Peter Duncan
Konnie Huq
Details
Channel: BBC1 (1958 – 2012), CBBC (2013 – present)
Created By: John Hunter Blair
Original Transmission Dates: 16th October 1958 – present
Archives
The history and detail behind Blue Peter is a long and detailed one and would take many posts. For a full in depth history click here.
Almost every episode from 1964 onwards still exists in the BBC archives.