Blue Peter

***Blue Peter*** is a British children's television show created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was originally shown live on BBC One until 2012 and then it would move full-time to the CBBC television channel, since March 2025, all editions are now pre-recorded.

## Creator

- Director: Tim Fransham (Series 49-50), Ally Beasant (Series 49: Who Peter Special)
- Producer: Leo Sen (Series 49), Dan Tucker (Series 50)
- Executive Producer: Kez Margrie (CBBC), Audrey Neil (Series 49-52)
- Assistant Producer: Lucie Abson (Series 48-49), Susan Wills (Series 49: Who Peter Special), Becky Asprey (Series 49-51) Andy Clarke (Series 50-51)
- Production Executive: Jamie Mcleish (Series 49),Beckie Cooper (Series 50-51)
- Stage Manager: Julian Steel (Series 49: Who Peter Special)

### Series 49

|Episodenumber|Episodenumber2|Title|Original Air Date|Running Time||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|500|111|30:5:2007|30 May 2007|24:36||
|503|114|Who Peter: A Blue Peter Special|rowspan=2|13 June 2007|27:53|
|504|115|13:6:2007|24:36|||
|505|116|14:6:2007|14 June 2007|24:34||
|509|120|Series 50 Finale|28 June 2007|24:29||

### Series 50

|Episodenumber|Episodenumber2|Title|Original Air Date|Running Time||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|510|1|5:9:2007|5 September 2007|24:30||
|511|2|6:9:2007|6 September 2007|24:32||
|512|3|Episode 3|12 September 2007|24:30||
|513|4|13:9:2007|13 September 2007|24:29||
|514|5|Episode 5|19 September 2007|24:34||
|515|6|20:9:2007|20 September 2007|24:32||
|516|7|26:9:2007|26 September 2007|24:34||
|517|8|Episode 8|27 September 2007|24:30||
|518|9|Episode 9|3 October 2007|24:32||
|519|10|4:10:2007|4 October 2007|24:36||
|520|11|10:10:2007|10 October 2007|24:31||
|521|12|11:10:2007|11 October 2007|24:29||
|522|13|17:10:2007|17 October 2007|24:31||
|523|14|18:10:2007|18 October 2007|24:34||
|526|17|Halloween Special 2007|31 October 2007|24:31||
|527|18|7:11:2007|7 November 2007|24:29||
|529|20|8:11:2007|8 November 2007|rowspan=2|24:33|
|531|21|Episode 21|14 November 2007|||

## Background

Blue Peter uses a magazine format which includes viewer and presenter challenges, competitions, interviews, and an arts and crafts making feature, which has the famous catchphrase "Here's one I made earlier".

The show has had 43 presenters in its history, some of the best known ones include Valerie Singleton, John Noakes, Peter Purves, Janet Ellis, Caron Keating, Anthea Turner, Konnie Huq, Matt Baker, Helen Skelton, and Adam Beales. The current presenters are Joel Mawhinney, Abby Cook, and Shini Muthukrishnan.

Another well known feature is the resident pets, of which there have been many over the years, the first was a dog named Petra who was introduced in 1962, as well as another dog named Shep, who was known for being excitable and presenter John Noakes often said "Get down, Shep!", which also became a catchphrase. There were also cats, tortoises, and parrots as well, the current pet is a dog named Henry who has been on the show since 2019.

A popular feature on the show is the iconic Blue Peter badges, which are awarded to viewers and celebrities, there are different types of badges depending on what they have achieved, from the standard blue and white badge to the gold badge for exceptional achievements. Badge holders get free entry to various attractions across the United Kingdom.

## Infobox (television)

- **image**: Blue Peter 2015.webp
- **genre**: Entertainment
- **creator**: John Hunter Blair
- **presenter**: (List of Blue Peter presenters, See full list)
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **language**: English
- **company**: BBC Children's Productions (2018–2022)
BBC Studios Productions, BBC Studios Kids & Family (2022–present)
- **num seasons**: 50
- **num episodes**: 533
- **list episodes**: List of Blue Peter episodes
- **location**: Lime Grove Studios, BBC Lime Grove Studios (1958–1960)
BBC Television Centre (1960–2011)
Dock10 (television facility), dock10 studios (2011–2025)
- **runtime**: 15 minutes (1958–1967)
25 minutes (1967-2008)
35 minutes (2005–2006; CBBC Channel Extension)
24 minutes (2008–2011)
28 minutes (2007,2012–Present)
60 minutes (birthday specials and documentaries)
- **network**: BBC1 (1958–2012)
BBC2 (1980–present)
 CBBC (2012–present)
- **last aired**: present