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Blue Peter

Year:
Duration:
25 min
Genres:
Family
IMDB rate:
6.4
Awards:
9 wins & 15 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1958-10-16
Filming Locations: Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Cast
Actor
Character
Konnie Huq
Herself - Presenter (55 episodes, 1997-2007)
Valerie Singleton
Herself - Presenter / ... (37 episodes, 1962-2000)
Liz Barker
Herself - Presenter (26 episodes, 2000-2005)
Christopher Trace
Himself - Presenter / ... (23 episodes, 1958-1978)
John Noakes
Himself - Presenter / ... (22 episodes, 1965-1978)
Peter Purves
Himself - Presenter / ... (21 episodes, 1967-1978)
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Trivia
It is currently the longest running children's television show in the world
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The series was used by the BBC as a platform to launch several upcoming programs aimed at children, in particular Doctor Who (1963). Long-running presenter Peter Purves had played a companion to William Hartnell's Doctor before joining Blue Peter and Janet Ellis had also acted in a Doctor Who serial starring Tom Baker before joining as a presenter.
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Main-belt Asteroid 16197 is named "Bluepeter" as it was discovered on Friday 7th January 2000 - the day that footage of the excavation of the shows' two time-capsules (from 1971 and 1984) in the BBC Television Centre garden was broadcast.
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Quotes
John Noakes: Get down, Shep!
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Simon Groom: One of the competitors was saying to me that as long as you have a decent length to start with, you can manage a good lay.
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Any presenter: [while demonstrating how to make things] Here's one I made earlier. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options [deliberate double-entendre in item about door knockers at York Minster] Chris Wenner: Why not go along to the cathedral and see if you can't have a look at the two knockers side by side.
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