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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 5 to 15, or to adults who have been guests on the programme.
The Blue Peter badge allows holders free entry into a number of visitor attractions across the UK. In March 2006, this privilege was temporarily suspended after a number of badges were discovered for sale on the auction site eBay. This suspension was lifted in June 2006, when a new "Blue Peter Badge Card" was introduced to combat the problem ...
The badges are famous throughout the United Kingdom and have been coveted by successive generations of Blue Peter viewers. The ink and watercolour galleon, believed to be the inspiration for the Blue Peter logo and badge, was originally drawn by Hart for "Hooray for Humpty-Dumpty" on Saturday Special, in 1952. [14] Hart received two BAFTA awards.
Prince William will receive his badge from Blue Peter presenter Joel Mawhinney on Friday’s 65th birthday special. During the episode, the royal also helps Joel present the “big badge wall ...
Baxter devised and introduced the Blue Peter badge in 1963 [4] to encourage children to send in programme ideas, pictures, letters and stories and also she introduced the now famous annual appeals. [2]: 22 She was awarded a gold badge herself when she retired as editor from the programme. [9]
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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He also presented the Queen with a Gold Blue Peter badge when she visited the studio and remarked on presenting Her Majesty with the badge that "she could get into the Tower of London free with it." Thomas co-presented with Stuart Miles, Katy Hill, Konnie Huq, Matt Baker, Liz Barker and Zöe Salmon.