Happy birthday Blue Peter

[Churchlanelad]

Christopher Trace and Valerie Singleton were on when I first watched it.

Read on the BBC news that Christopher Trace had had a military and acting background. He had been a stand in for Charlton Heston in Ben Hur.

 

[Botchie]

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[Helmerroids]

Sarah Greene is still looking well at 60. You missed Katie Hill.

Sarah Greene looked a definite GILF on the One Show last night.

 

[tonyfromalnwick]

Read on the BBC news that Christopher Trace had had a military and acting background. He had been a stand in for Charlton Heston in Ben Hur.

I remember Peter Purves being on Doctor Who before he joined Blue Peter. Played a character called Steven.

 

[Keawyeds]

Sarah Greene..



Helen Skelton...

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Skelton is belting mind.
I always thought Katy Hill was canny back in the day. I must admit I'd forgotten about Romana D'Annunzio, as she was canny too.

Then again there's Zoe Salmon

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[Botchie]

Sarah Greene looked a definite GILF on the One Show last night.

And a nice posh voice as well.

 

[ilovehorswill]

My days started with the classic combination of John Noakes, Peter Purves and Valerie Singleton.

I always bemused by Simon Groom until this....

but then Sarah Greene came along, my interest "peaked" again...

Groomy knew what he was doing the dorty get

 

[houst69]

Great show which launched the careers of John Leslie and Richard Bacon

 

[TheWanderer]

The bairns still don’t believe we had four channels and kids TV was only on for a small window on these during the week and Saturday and Sunday mornings.

 

[Botchie]

The bairns still don’t believe we had four channels and kids TV was only on for a small window on these during the week and Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Kids don't even hardly watch kids telly now. They watch daft Americans trying to become famous on YouTube.

 

[Aidan11]

Health and safety would have a fit now over some of the things they did back then. John Noakes nearly had a bad accident going down the Crests Run.

I grew up in the era of Noakes, Val Singleton and Peter Purves.

There is a big internet rumour (denied by Val) that she and Joan Armatrading had a lesbian affair. She admits to a past affair with Purves though.

 

[Colbert]

Always preferred Magpie

 

[black cat in france]

The bairns still don’t believe we had four channels and kids TV was only on for a small window on these during the week and Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Aye we only had two, is crackerjack still on the go?

 

[ilovehorswill]

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