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Richard Marson (born July 1966) is an English writer, television producer and director, [1] best known as a former editor-in-chief of the BBC's children's television programme Blue Peter. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In September 2007, Marson was sacked from his post for making an editorial decision on the naming of the new Blue Peter cat, thus overriding the ...
Blue Peter is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair.It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, [4] having been broadcast since October 1958. [5]
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.
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John Hunter Blair (4 August 1903 – 31 December 1964) was a British television producer. He was the creator of Blue Peter, and was its producer from 1958 to 1961.Asked by Owen Read, head of BBC children's television, to devise a programme for children who were now too old for Watch with Mother, the programme began on 16 October 1958 and lasted for fifteen minutes.
She departed Blue Peter in September 2023, the third presenter to leave the program in 14 months, [11] prompting suggestions that the program could be cancelled after 65 years. [12] After a period with Lauren Layfield as guest host, [ 13 ] she was replaced full-time in January 2024 by TikToker Shini Muthukrishnan.
Blue Peter was founded by guitarist/songwriter Chris Wardman and lead singer Paul Humphrey in the late 1970s, as a high school band. [1] [2] [4] The initial lineup was rounded out by bassist Geoff McOuat and drummer Ron Tomlinson; this ensemble recorded Blue Peter's first EP, Test Patterns for Living, in 1979. [4]
Tim Vincent (born Timothy Russell Walker; 4 November 1972) is a British actor and television presenter from Overton-on-Dee, Wales.He appeared on the BBC children's programme Blue Peter between 1993 and 1997 and has presented several Miss World contests.