#OnThisDay 1971: Blue Peter had an unfortunate incident involving a studio full of singing girl guides and a campfire... | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: Blue Peter had an unfortunate incident involving a studio full of singing girl guides and a campfire... | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: Blue Peter introduced Fred, the genetically modified monstrosity who would be able to live on the moon. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: Blue Peter introduced Fred, the genetically modified monstrosity who would be able to live on the moon. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: Blue Peter demonstrated how kids could cause a commotion in Harpenden with just one phone call. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: Blue Peter demonstrated how kids could cause a commotion in Harpenden with just one phone call. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: The largest furry animal to ever visit the Blue Peter studio made an appearance - and fell over. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: The largest furry animal to ever visit the Blue Peter studio made an appearance - and fell over. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: Blue Peter featured a moon buggy that had a mean left hook, but no chance of going to the moon | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: Blue Peter featured a moon buggy that had a mean left hook, but no chance of going to the moon | BBC Archive
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#OTD 1971: Blue Peter buried a time capsule, to be opened by the futuristic inhabitants of the year 2000. | BBC Archive
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#OTD 1971: Blue Peter buried a time capsule, to be opened by the futuristic inhabitants of the year 2000. | BBC Archive
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📺 'Blue Peter' Thursday 14 October 1971 -- BBC1: 16:55 That John Noakes had balls. Danger⚡️ Clackers or Knockers were super fun and highly addictive, but the balls were prone to shatter, sending flying acrylic shrapnel everywhere. So of course that particular kind of fun was banned. But fear not fun seekers, John, Val and Peter came up with an alternative. #bluepeter | Bernie Briffa
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📺 'Blue Peter' Thursday 14 October 1971 -- BBC1: 16:55 That John Noakes had balls. Danger⚡️ Clackers or Knockers were super fun and highly addictive, but the balls were prone to shatter, sending flying acrylic shrapnel everywhere. So of course that particular kind of fun was banned. But fear not fun seekers, John, Val and Peter came up with an alternative. #bluepeter | Bernie Briffa
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#OnThisDay 1971: Blue Peter welcomed its biggest guest since Lulu the elephant. Despite being stuffed, it proved almost as unruly. | BBC Archive
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📺 'Blue Peter' Monday 11 October 1971 -- BBC1: 16:55 John Noakes was in Leicester Square, climbing up more rickety ladders as he helped to prepare for the UK premiere of Disney's 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'. #bluepeter | Bernie Briffa
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1971: The INFAMOUS Blue Peter CAMPFIRE Incident | Blue Peter | Classic BBC Clips | BBC Archive
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Blue Peter BBC1 23rd September 1971
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Blue Peter BBC1 20th September 1971
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Blue Peter 27th September 1971 BBC1
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#OTD 1940: Ringo Starr was born. In 1971, he appeared on Blue Peter (with his technicolour dreamcoat) to show off some pieces of furniture he’d designed. For more Blue Peter clips from this era, you can visit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blue-peter--1970s/zd9qgwx | BBC Archive
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Blue Peter 30th September 1971 BBC1
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Blue Peter - Studio Fire (With Kids Present!) - BBC1 1971
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#OnThisDay 1971: Peter Purves confirmed to Blue Peter viewers that, yes, he was in Doctor Who. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1972: The Blue Peter presenters had to do some exercise, and they all survived - just about. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1970, Blue Peter were examining a caravan so luxurious it was good enough to spend five years in, travelling the world! | BBC Archive
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#OTD 1971: The Man may have confiscated your clackers (it's health and safety gone mad!) but fret not, Blue Peter had an alternative... | BBC Archive
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1971: John Noakes Faces his GREATEST FEAR | Blue Peter | BBC Archive
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1971: COAL-FIRE Slippers and STEEL-TOE Shoes | Blue Peter | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1971: RINGO STARR unveils his STEEL FURNITURE | Blue Peter | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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#OnthisDay1968: The Blue Peter team were fascinated by an executive toy. For more Blue Peter treats, why not visit? https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blue-peter-1960s/z4g8y9q | BBC Archive
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Day of the Daleks - Blue Peter
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#OTD 1972: The art of whistling, as demonstrated by Mrs Jean Didcock. For more great Blue Peter archive from this era, you can visit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blue-peter--1970s/zd9qgwx | BBC Archive
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Blue Peter - 26th April 1971
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Blue Peter has been named the best children's TV programme by experts (who have clearly never seen Button Moon). Here's Valerie Singleton looking back at the early days of the show in 1983. | BBC Archive
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#OTD 1972: Blue Peter visited Filbert Street, former home of Leicester City Football Club to see how a giant pitch cover was being used to keep out the winter weather. For more Blue Peter treats, you can visit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blue-peter--1970s/zd9qgwx | BBC Archive
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