Article: Why Jim deserves a Blue Peter badge; Mr Motivator: Jefferies puts his men through their paces in training yesterday.

Article: I DESERVE A BLUE PETER BADGE; Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE As sis lands dream job on kids' telly Gav shows staying top is child's play.(Sport)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......little sister Helen landing a job as the new presenter of Blue Peter and brother Gavin marking his Kilmarnock debut with an...a win bonus he has his sights on a far bigger prize: A Blue Peter badge. With tongue firmly in cheek he said: I was always a big Blue Peter fan. Never missed ...

Article: A golden era for Blue Peter; Television HERE'S one I made earlier ... Blue Peter is celebrating its 50th birthday this month and TV writer MARION McMULLEN celebrates the landmark date by digging out 50 fab facts about the long-running BBC show.(Features)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  October 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: MARION McMULLEN 1 BLUE PETER first aired on October 16, 1958...will be programme number 4,406. 5 BLUE PETER is named after the blue and white...just pounds 100 for designing the Blue Peter symbol. 7 THE theme tune is called...

Article: Blue Peter at 50 ; As the classic children's TV show celebrates its 50th anniversarytomorrow, we recall its most memorable moments.By Andy Welch
Belfast Telegraph;  October 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......you'd immediately recognise it as the Blue Peter theme (though this year it was replaced...turns 50 tomorrow. Beginning in 1958, Blue Peter was the brainchild of BBC producer John...the show's emblem and on millions of Blue Peter badges ever since. He was paid Pounds...

Article: Blue Peter sails off into the sunset for 'Dancing' star with stage set for bigger roles.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  April 9, 2008 ;     616 words ......golden girl Katherine Jenkins, has quit Blue Peter three years after joining the long-running...plans live on last night's edition of Blue Peter. Among the jobs he already has lined...right for him to build on the success of Blue Peter and Strictly Come Dancing. It's a natural...

Article: Hey, give Blue Peter a break
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  March 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Never sat comfortably with Blue Peter. And, despite its hallowed status, I...tuts, the inconvenient truth is this: Blue Peter, in my formative years, was at its worst...content. Now I've served my time with Blue Peter, so I'm not arguing from a position of...

Article: The A-Z of BLUE PETER; Our best-loved children's programme celebrates its 4,000th episode on Monday. Here - without the aid of sticky-backed plastic - Adrian Turpin presents a commemorative guide.(News)
The Independent (London, England);  March 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ......is for alcopops. In perhaps the first Blue Peter scandal, one of the two original presenters...see M) are among the proud owners of a Blue Peter Badge though, frankly, you don't see...programme's 4,000th show. Confusingly, the Blue Peter badge is in fact five badges: blue (for...

Article: Blue Peter turns red to tell children its 'sad news'
The Scotsman;  October 20, 1998 ;     687 words ......the set of Teletubbies. As if sacking a Blue Peter presenter for taking cocaine was not...not legal. As the time for yesterday's Blue Peter drew near, and the phrase "here's one...for children's programmes, including Blue Peter. "There was also some sad news for Blue...

Article: Last Night's television: We're not cursed, just a little blue; THE CURSE OF BLUE PETER V FIVE TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION V ITV1.(Features)
The Independent (London, England);  September 2, 2003 ;     629 words ......the people, John Noakes would have quit Blue Peter to concentrate on running the country...about this, and watching The Curse of Blue Peter, I felt bitter about it too, partly on...s programme should matter as much as Blue Peter does. Longevity plays its part: it's...

Article: Down Shep - and here's one we all made earlier; Lifestyle Blue Peter celebrated its 50th anniversary this week. Andy Welch looks back at some of the show's highlights.(Features)
The Birmingham Post (England);  October 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......you'd immediately recognise it as the Blue Peter theme (or at least it was until this...turned 50 this week. Beginning in 1958, Blue Peter was the brainchild of BBC producer John...the show's emblem and on millions of Blue Peter badges ever since. He was paid pounds...

Article: Stars of Blue Peter recall ones they made over 50 years at celebration tea party held by the Queen; Presenters and staff visit Palace for tea.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  October 16, 2008 ;     691 words ...Byline: Sarah Miloudi BLUE PETER presenters past and present were...series. Four young viewers and some of Blue Peter's biggest stars were also invited...with adults and youngsters alike. Blue Peter editor Tim Levell said: Blue Peter...

Article: Is it goodbye to sticky-back plastic? Blue Peter faces an uncertain future
The Sunday Herald;  March 6, 2005 ;     562 words ...THE editor of BBC children's staple Blue Peter has admitted the series may be in its...with our audience. Whether the idea of Blue Peter as just a television programme will remain...will survive?" According to Marsden, Blue Peter may become a mixed media venture, with...

Article: Blue Peter girl grows up a little too blue!(News)
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  December 20, 1998 ;     507 words ......Star. The role was a far cry from the world of Blue Peter. Romana, 26, was barely recognisable as a sexy...It was a small role, but a good start for me. Blue Peter girls have to grow up some time. But Romana was...hear that Richard Bacon had been booted out on Blue Peter's 40th ...

Article: Dear Blue Peter... You saved my life; BADGE BRIGADE: Blue Peter presenters past and present. Left to right: Konnie Huq, Valerie Singleton, Tim Vincent, Janet Ellis, John Noakes and Liz Barker.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  October 19, 2008 ;     693 words ......exception for the soiree celebrating Dear Blue Peter, a fascinating selection of the letters...inscrutable habits of the feather-footed vole, Blue Peter was the only normal and nice thing in...shouting, smacking and being bullied. Blue Peter was like a wholesome Enid Blyton ethos...

Article: Blue Peter job is like a dream; S4C heart-throb's joy at landing role on Beeb's flagship kids' show.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  January 25, 2005 ;     394 words ......sexiest men in Wales last night joined the Blue Peter team. Gethin Jones, 26, is only the second...Tim Vincent, from Wrexham, presented Blue Peter in the 1990s. Gethin, who lives in Caernarfon...he follows in the famous footsteps of Blue Peter legends such as John Noakes and ...