     blue peter is a british cbbc children's television programme. it first aired in 1958 and is the longest-running children's tv show in the world.marson, richard. "blue peter" 50th anniversary book: the story of television's longest-running children's programme.hamlyn (21 september 2008). isbn 978-0-600-61793-8 although the show has a nautical title and theme, its current format takes the form of a magazine/entertainment show containing viewer and presenter challenges, as well as the famous arts and crafts "makes" (see below). it is shown on the cbbc channel. during its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time. the show uses a studio for the main format of the presenting; there is also a garden, often referred to as the blue peter garden, which is used during the summer months or for outdoor activities. the current presenters are barney harwood, lindsey russell and radzi chinyanganya. there is also a trainee guide dog named iggy which blue peter is looking after during its first year of training. ==content== blue peter content is wide-ranging. most programmes are broadcast live, but usually include at least one filmed report. there will also often be a demonstration of an activity in the studio, and/or a music or dance performance. between the 1960s and 2011 the programme was made at bbc television centre, and often came from studio 1, the fourth-largest tv studio in britain and one of the largest in europe. this enabled blue peter to include large-scale demonstrations and performances within the live programme. from the september 2007 series, the programme was broadcast from a small fixed set in studio 2. however from 2009, t
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