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)

 Full Episodes 

 Series 49 
 Episodenumber  Episodenumber2 Title  Original Air Date  Running Time 50011130:5:200730 May 200724:36503114Who Peter: A Blue Peter Special 13 June 200727:5350411513:6:200724:3650511614:6:200714 June 200724:34509120Series 50 Finale 28 June 200724:29

 Series 50 
 Episodenumber  Episodenumber2 Title  Original Air Date  Running Time 51015:9:20075 September 200724:3051126:9:20076 September 200724:325123Episode 312 September 200724:30513413:9:200713 September 200724:295145Episode 519 September 200724:34515620:9:200720 September 200724:32516726:9:200726 September 200724:345178Episode 827 September 200724:305189Episode 93 October 200724:32519104:10:20074 October 200724:365201110:10:200710 October 200724:315211211:10:200711 October 200724:295221317:10:200717 October 200724:315231418:10:200718 October 200724:3452617Halloween Special 200731 October 200724:31527187:11:20077 November 200724:29529208:11:20078 November 200724:3353121Episode 2114 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".Asa Briggs The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume V: Competition , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, p.178

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.

References

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Category:1960s children's television series