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.
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.
Any presenter:
[while demonstrating how to make things]
Here's one I made earlier.
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[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.