"Mulberry (by Florizel), who was carrying 28 lbs less, over the four mile Beacon course at Newmarket. He then broke down in a later race, and was retired to stud. Sir Peter stood at Derby's Knowsley Stud in Lancashire, where he had great success in the breeding shed. During this time, he sired a Doncaster Cup, four Epsom Derby winners, two Epsom Oaks winners, four St. Leger winners, and finished his career as the Leading Sires list nine times (1799–1802, 1804–1809). His sons Walton and Sir Harry would also be top on the list, Walton in Britain for two years,"
"Peter"" won the BAFTA for Best Children's Programme (Factual): Lewis Bronze. In 2008 ""Blue Peter"" was nominated for the BAFTA Children's Kids Vote Award. Asteroid 16197 Bluepeter is named in its honour. The asteroid was discovered on 7 January 2000, the day that the ""Blue Peter"" time capsules from 1971 and 1984 were unearthed. Blue Peter Blue Peter is a British children's television programme that was first broadcast in 1958. The programme, which has had continuous seasons since it was first aired, is now the longest-running children's TV show in the world. It is currently shown live on the CBBC"
"Blue Peter Blue Peter is a British children's television programme that was first broadcast in 1958. The programme, which has had continuous seasons since it was first aired, is now the longest-running children's TV show in the world. It is currently shown live on the CBBC television channel. The show's content, which follows a magazine/entertainment format, features viewer and presenter challenges, competitions, celebrity interviews, popular culture and sections on making arts and crafts items from household items. The longevity of ""Blue Peter"" has established itself as a significant part of British culture. It was broadcast mainly from BBC Television Centre"
"Taylor in the audio drama ""Mother Russia"" and has portrayed him in several additional audio dramas in the years since. After leaving ""Doctor Who"", Purves became a regular presenter on the children's magazine programme ""Blue Peter"" from 1967 to 1978. He co-presented ""Blue Peter"" first with John Noakes and Valerie Singleton and then with Noakes and Lesley Judd, during the programme's so called 'golden age'. After Noakes, Purves is the second longest serving male Blue Peter presenter. He maintained his connection to ""Doctor Who"" throughout his time on ""Blue Peter"", often hosting special features on the programme and interviewing the"
"Blue Peter ship logo, designed by Tony Hart. The badge provides the wearer with free entry to many British attractions, particularly museums and exhibitions that are featured on the show although many of the attractions will only allow one badge holder for each full price paying adult. The programme producers suspended the privileges amid concerns about the badges being sold in March 2006, but they were reintroduced with additional security a few months later. The presenters almost always wear their badges on the show – the only exception being when their apparel is incompatible (for example, a life jacket), in"
"Blue Peter pets The Blue Peter pets are animals that regularly appear on the long-running BBC children's television series ""Blue Peter"". For 27 years, when not on TV, these pets were often looked after by ""Blue Peter""'s long-standing pet keeper Edith Menezes, who died in 1994. The exceptions were the dogs Petra, Shep and Goldie, who lived with Peter Purves, John Noakes and Simon Groom respectively, for which the three presenters were paid a stipend for their upkeep. The first pet was a dog named Petra in 1962, and since then there have been several dogs, cats, tortoises, parrots, and"
"be published. She was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 2001 when she was surprised by Michael Aspel. Earlier, in 1974, she had been the featured castaway on ""Desert Island Discs"". Valerie Singleton Valerie Singleton, OBE (born 9 April 1937) is an English television and radio presenter best known as a presenter of the popular children's series ""Blue Peter"" from 1962-1972. She also presented the BBC Radio 4 ""PM"" programme for ten years as well as a series of radio and television programmes on financial and business issues. She is the daughter of an ex-RAF wing commander from"
"The Blue Peter (1955 film) The Blue Peter is a 1955 British film (copyright 1954). The film was retitled Navy Heroes and released in the United States in December 1957. The film is about youth seamanship at the original Outward Bound in Aberdovey, Wales, a program similar to Sea Scouting or Sea Cadets. Shellshocked following his experiences as a POW, naval war hero Mike Merriworth (Kieron Moore) enrols as a physical instructor at an Outward Bound sea school in Wales, and discovers new purpose shaping the lives of the boys in his charge. ""TV Guide"" wrote, ""Several humorous scenes of"
"""Blue Peter""'s dog Petra, a lion bust at Gloucester's Nature in Art museum, a lifesize ""Sumatran white rhino"" at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Canterbury and a 15 ft ""elephant fountain"" at Saint Louis Zoo. Other cartoons he produced include ""Bengo the Boxer puppy"" and ""Wuff, Snuff and Tuff"". William Timym William Timym, (1901–1990) was an artist whose best known work is probably the ""Bleep and Booster"" cartoons for the BBC's ""Blue Peter"". Timym (pronounced Tim) was Austrian, grew up in Vienna and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He moved to England in 1938 because of the"
"and the 2010 Christmas edition of Vogue Bambini. He is also a keen collector of rare vinyl and rare music. Blue Peter presenter Ayo Akinwolere has set two world records for swimming in one of the deepest stretches of water on the planet. Mr Akinwolere swam five miles across the Palau Trench, an 8,000-metre deep abyss in the Pacific Ocean. He is the first person to swim across the deepest part of the trench, and now holds the record for the deepest location for an open water swim. He took three and a half hours to complete his swim. His"
"with the ""Blue Peter"" flag on the side of the ship and the programme in general, that he asked to rename it and take it to London to be broadcast on a weekly basis (see Reed's obituary). The ""Blue Peter"" is used as a maritime signal, indicating that the vessel flying it is about to leave, and Reed chose the name to represent 'a voyage of adventure' on which the programme would set out. Hunter Blair also pointed out that blue was a child's favourite colour, and Peter was the common name of a typical child's friend. The first two"
"the second and final ""Blue Peter"" parrot, brought into the programme in the 1960s after the death of the previous parrot, Joey. When Barney died, he was not replaced. There has not been a parrot since. Blue Peter pets The Blue Peter pets are animals that regularly appear on the long-running BBC children's television series ""Blue Peter"". For 27 years, when not on TV, these pets were often looked after by ""Blue Peter""'s long-standing pet keeper Edith Menezes, who died in 1994. The exceptions were the dogs Petra, Shep and Goldie, who lived with Peter Purves, John Noakes and Simon"
"appearing as guests on the programme. Valerie Singleton was awarded a gold badge during a studio interview recorded for the 1990 video release ""The Best of Blue Peter, the 60's and 70's"". Her fellow presenters John Noakes and Peter Purves were given gold badges on the first programme in 2000 when the time capsule for the year 2000 was dug up. Peter Duncan was presented with a gold badge in February 2007, whilst appearing on the programme as a guest. ""Blue Peter"" badges are frequently given out to children who appear on the show. Additionally, viewers aged 6–15 can apply"
"camping life and a lively group of youngsters brighten an otherwise routine programmer."" The Blue Peter (1955 film) The Blue Peter is a 1955 British film (copyright 1954). The film was retitled Navy Heroes and released in the United States in December 1957. The film is about youth seamanship at the original Outward Bound in Aberdovey, Wales, a program similar to Sea Scouting or Sea Cadets. Shellshocked following his experiences as a POW, naval war hero Mike Merriworth (Kieron Moore) enrols as a physical instructor at an Outward Bound sea school in Wales, and discovers new purpose shaping the lives"
"new producer, Lewis Bronze, joined in 1982. The 1980s saw the ""Blue Peter"" studio become more colourful and bright, with the presenters gradually wearing more fashionable outfits, in contrast to the more formal appearance of previous decades. Several videos of ""Blue Peter"" were made available from 1982, the first being ""Blue Peter Makes"", and an omnibus comprising the two weekly editions appeared in 1986 on Sunday mornings. Ahead of the show's 25th anniversary in October 1983, BBC1 ran a series ""Blue Peter Goes Silver"", revisiting previous summer expeditions. The 25th anniversary itself was commemorated by a documentary presented by Valerie"
"Peter website. Blue Peter badge A ""Blue Peter"" badge is an award for ""Blue Peter"" viewers, given by the BBC children's television programme for those appearing on the show, or in recognition of achievement. They are awarded to children aged 6 to 15, or to adults who have been guests on the programme. Approximately 22,000 are distributed annually. The badges were introduced to the programme by editor Biddy Baxter in 1963, from an idea by ""Blue Peter"" producer Edward Barnes. Except for the ""Gold"" badge and the pre-2005 ""Competition Winners' Badge"", the badges are in the shape of a shield"
"original opening titles showed a Blue Peter flag being lowered on a ship. In 1979 it was updated by Mike Oldfield, and again in the 1990s. From the 2008 series onwards it became a rendition of the similar ""Sailor's Hornpipe"". However, from 14 October 2008, the tune has become a blend of both tunes. The programme's motif is a stylised sailing ship designed by Tony Hart. Hart's original design was never successfully used in a totally uniform fashion, with several different reproductions used in studio, on badges, the ""Blue Peter"" books and on-screen graphics. This was until the show's redesign"
"badges before this change, but have the same ship design as the 2004 badge. ""Blue Peter"" awards six different types of badges, as well as, occasionally, some limited edition variants. As well as the badges listed above, some types of badges have been produced as limited editions for various occasions: As well as the badges, an ""Outstanding Endeavour"" award was introduced to the show in 1978. It is circular, made from brass, and bears the show's ship logo. It was presented to the programme on its 20th Anniversary show by original presenter Christopher Trace. Trace was working at a factory"
"well as the letters of the logo and the ""Blue Peter"" ship logo were floating around in the titles. This sequence is designed by Liquid. It looks similar to the 1999–2004 and 2004–2006 ones. General notes: The opening titles of every programme featured the list of the presenters in order of their first appearance on ""Blue Peter"", regardless of whether they actually appear in the edition in question (after 1995 and the introduction of the fourth presenter it was unusual to have all four presenters in the studio at the same time, save for special programmes). The only time this"
"cross the 21 miles between Northern Ireland and Scotland in a three-metre zorb in aid of Sport Relief. She had to eventually abort the attempt due to bad weather. Lindsey Russell Lindsey Russell is the 36th presenter of the long running BBC television programme ""Blue Peter"" who hosted with Barney Harwood from 2013 to 2017 and with Radzi Chinyanganya beginning in 2013. Russell was born in Belgium and was raised in Oxford. She was successful in a competition to find the next presenter for ""Blue Peter"" that attracted 20,000 applicants and was judged by a panel that included TV presenters"
"the BBC children’s television program Blue Peter featured a tour of the RMS ""Queen Elizabeth"". He would later state that he was immediately captivated by the ship. His interest in ships intensified during a 1969 family visit to the then new Queen Elizabeth 2 in Southampton where he also observed the ""SS United States"", on one of her last transatlantic crossings, arriving in port. In 1972 the program’s magazine described the destruction by fire of the ex-""Queen Elizabeth"" in Hong Kong harbor and ended with the statement “…nothing like her will ever be built again.” With encouragement from a Catford"
"Peter Sellers Peter Sellers, CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English film actor, comedian and singer. He performed in the BBC Radio comedy series ""The Goon Show"", featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film characterisations, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in ""The Pink Panther"" series of films. Born in Portsmouth, Sellers made his stage debut at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, when he was two weeks old. He began accompanying his parents in a variety act that toured the provincial theatres."
"a fish and chip business in Guiseley called Springfield, which remains open and is now known as Midgley's. In order to entertain his children while on holiday in Blackpool in 1948, he bought the original yellow bear glove puppet, then called Teddy, in a novelty shop on the end of the resort's North Pier for seven shillings and six pence (7s/6d) (equivalent 37½p). Later he used soot to blacken its ears and nose, hence the name ""Sooty"". His first appearance with the silent Sooty was in a 1952 BBC TV show, ""Talent Night"". He was given a part in Peter"
"Blue Peter badge A ""Blue Peter"" badge is an award for ""Blue Peter"" viewers, given by the BBC children's television programme for those appearing on the show, or in recognition of achievement. They are awarded to children aged 6 to 15, or to adults who have been guests on the programme. Approximately 22,000 are distributed annually. The badges were introduced to the programme by editor Biddy Baxter in 1963, from an idea by ""Blue Peter"" producer Edward Barnes. Except for the ""Gold"" badge and the pre-2005 ""Competition Winners' Badge"", the badges are in the shape of a shield containing the"
"Duncan had two periods with ""Blue Peter"", being on the team from 1980 to 1984, and again from 1985 to 1986. During his stay with the programme, he became associated with the kind of daredevil stunts previously popularised by John Noakes, and these continued in his own spin-off series, ""Duncan Dares"". On 20 February 2007 Duncan was awarded the highest Blue Peter Award - The Gold Badge. This badge has been awarded in his role as Chief Scout of the UK. After leaving ""Blue Peter"" permanently in 1986, he returned to the stage, most notably in the musicals ""Barnum"", ""Me"
"Peter badge in 1972, which influenced him to pursue a career with the BBC in 1988. He worked on many TV programmes, including ""Going Live!"", ""Top of the Pops"", and eventually ""Blue Peter"". Between 1983 and 1988, he wrote for ""Doctor Who Magazine"". Following five years as a freelance worker as a producer and director for such companies as Disney, Planet 24, and London Weekend Television, Marson returned to the BBC to direct ""Record Breakers"" and ""Tomorrow's World"", eventually joining ""Blue Peter"" as a producer in 1998. Marson became first the series producer and then the editor of the show,"
"Hunter Blair over their shared love of model railways. During his time hosting ""Blue Peter"", he was also a regular presenter on the BBC Schools programme ""Signpost"" from 1961 to 1965. By 1967, the ""Blue Peter"" production team were beginning to find Trace hard to deal with and were looking to replace him on the show, particularly when his wife divorced him for sleeping with another woman during a 1965 ""Blue Peter"" summer expedition to Norway. The couple had two children. Trace often threatened to resign and once the production team were happy that viewers had accepted John Noakes as"
"TV's ""Blue Peter"" but became better known when it was refused a ticket by British Airways on the grounds that they did not allow animals in the cabin. Warwick was also responsible for a robotic ""magic chair"" (based on the SCARA-form UMI RTX arm) which Sir Jimmy Savile used on BBC TV's ""Jim'll Fix It"". The chair provided Jim with tea and stored Jim'll Fix It badges for him to hand out to guests. Warwick appeared on the programme himself for a Fix it involving robots. Warwick was also involved in the development of the ""seven dwarves"" robots, a version"
"is calculated; Peter understands it and succeeds in his classes on board. Before the equator, Peter gets a delirious fever, lasting until they land at Saint Catherine's island off Brazil, where they stay past Christmas. Many die of tropical diseases. Mr Ransome is friendlier with him, but still calls him Teague, an insulting name for an Irish boy. Rounding Cape Horn is fierce. They meet with high winds, thick fog, bitter cold and storms, naming several rendezvous points in the Pacific. ""Pearl"" rejoins after having fallen in with five Spanish ships, the fleet Peter described to Anson. In March 1741,"
"Huq, Zöe Salmon, Gethin Jones, Helen Skelton, Joel Defries and Barney Harwood. He went on to pass his driving test on the show, gained a Racing / Sky Diving license and a Swimming World record. As a young presenter he’s been a guest presenter on CBBC’s Safari 8 to the established art show SM:ART. Akinwolere presented the BBC red button coverage of the London Mini-Marathon. In 2008 as lead presenter Akinwolere hosted Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate 50 years of Blue Peter, the most established children’s programme in the country. He also presented a ceremony in the presence of Pope"
"Fishguard Lifeboat Station Fishguard Lifeboat Station (based in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales) is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station. Located on the quay between Fishguard railway station and the northern breakwater, the station is staffed by two crews and has around 30 members. Operating two lifeboats, a lifeboat ""Blue Peter VII"" and an inshore lifeboat ""Edward Arthur Richardson"", it is one of seven stations with a lifeboat funded by the BBC children's television series ""Blue Peter"". The station has operated since 1822 and crews have been presented with 29 awards for gallantry including, in 1847, two Silver Medals to the"
"was asked to audition by one of the ""Blue Peter"" directors he met whilst eating out with colleagues; he had previously intended to go into documentary-making and radio. Akinwolere began co-presenting the BBC television programme ""Blue Peter"" on 28 June 2006. Whilst on the show he was nominated for two British Academy Children's Awards: The prestigious Presenter of the Year Children’s BAFTA and subsequently nominated with ""Blue Peter"" the following year for Best Factual Programme. His first challenge, as a presenter, was to complete a 150-yard abseil and an 1100 ft Hele Bungee. He has presented the show with Konnie"
"the charity, SightSavers, which was the ""Blue Peter"" appeal for 1986. He travelled all over the Soviet Union for the 1987 summer expedition and was known for his history features on the show, his cooking disasters and his performing. Due to Curry's successful children's history programme ""Treasure Houses"", created by Dorothy Smith and the head of children's programmes, Edward Barnes, he was invited to replace Simon Groom without auditioning for the show. Curry's co-hosts during his time with the programme were Janet Ellis, Peter Duncan, Caron Keating, Yvette Fielding and John Leslie. Curry was very emotional in 2004 after the"