Blue Peter (Blue Peter)

Member Name: Beanie8844

Product:	Blue Peter
Date:	19/11/08 (96 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: entertaining, enjoyable and informative

Disadvantages: none i can think of

Blue Peter is a show that pretty much every child in Britain will have watched at some point in their lifetime, its appeal is huge. The format is excellent, entertaining yet educational at the same time, the primary reason why the show has been on our screens since 1958! Most of the show is filmed live on location at the BBC studios in West London, although there is always some pre-recorded film about trips presenters have been on and certain activities they have done.

The shows content varies widely from week to week, but is always interesting and intellectually stimulating, for example one week they'll be playing Gaelic football in Ireland and the next visiting starving children in Africa. There are many traditions which will always remain with Blue Peter, the appeals being the main thing (e.g. RNLI, bring and buy sales - how many of us have attended one of those over the years?), the pets on the set, the Blue Peter badge (which everybody secretly wants but won't admit it!) and the live demonstrations on how to make things (here's one I made earlier!).

After the content of course, the best thing about the show has to be the presenters, they're always excellent even if some of them do seem a little rusty at first, but let's not forget it's live unlike many other shows. Some of these famous presenters include: Valerie Singleton, John Noakes, Sarah Greene, Janet Ellis, Caron Keating, Tim Vincent, Katy Hill, Richard Bacon, Konnie Huq, Zoe Salmon, Gethin Jones and the three current presenters, Andy Akinwolere, Helen Skelton and Joel Defries.

Even though Blue Peter is essentially a children's show, I always find myself watching it if I'm home from work. There are few programmes on television with the charm of Blue Peter and I'll always have fond memories of making Tracy Island with my parents as a young lad. Hope you enjoyed.

Thanks for reading.

Summary: a great childrens television show