List of Blue Peter presenters

Blue Peter is a British children's television programme created by John Hunter Blair. The first programme was broadcast on 16 October 1958.[1] It is the longest-running children's television programme in the world,[2][3] and also one of the longest-running television programmes in the world.[4]

Blue Peter currently airs weekly on Fridays in the United Kingdom on CBBC, a digital television channel. The show is produced in a magazine format, often transmitting live, and features a combination of studio presentation, interviews and outside broadcasting items.[1] There have been forty-three official presenters of Blue Peter.

  1. ^ a b McGown, Alistair. "Blue Peter (1958- )". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 1 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Entertainment Children crown best TV shows". BBC News. 18 October 1998. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  3. ^ de Lisle, Tim (28 March 2006). "How much is a Blue Peter badge worth?". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  4. ^ Paul Jackson (24 May 2003). "Yoghurt Pots and Sticky-Backed Plastic". Britain in a Box. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2019.