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Blue Peter Presentation. Video. By Stephen Collingwood & Pete Long. History. - Blue Peter was first aired on 16 October 1958. - The name ‘Blue Peter’ came from the flag used by sailors indicating that their ship was about to sail.
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Blue Peter Presentation Video By Stephen Collingwood & Pete Long
History - Blue Peter was first aired on 16 October 1958. - The name ‘Blue Peter’ came from the flag used by sailors indicating that their ship was about to sail. - The first colour edition went out on the 14th September 1970 and the last black and white one was on the 24th June 1974.
Guests & Hosts • The usual format over the years was to have a mix of genders hosting the show. • The first two presenters were Christopher Trace, an actor, and Leila Williams, winner of Miss Great Britain in 1957. • The most recent presenters are Barney, Helen and Andy. • Christopher Trace • Leila Williams • Anita West • Valerie Singleton • John Noakes • Peter Purves • Lesley Judd • Simon Groom • Christopher Wenner • Tina Heath • Sarah Greene Peter Duncan PD 2nd Stint Janet Ellis Michael Sundin Mark Curry Caron Keating Yvette Fielding John Leslie Diane-Louise Jordan Anthea Turner Tim Vincent Stuart Miles Katy Hill Romana D'Annunzio Richard Bacon KonnieHuq Simon Thomas Matt Baker Liz Barker Zoe Salmon Gethin Jones Andy Akinwolere
Content and ratings • -Blue Peter was popular from the outset and over time more features were added like competitions, cartoons, documentaries and stories. • -Programmes at the time were mainly studio based • -The programme is broadcast live and is famous for its live music and dance performances and its ‘makes’ which demonstrates how to construct useful objects. • -Time is also often given over to read letters and to show pictures sent in by viewers. • Since 2008 the amount of viewers has declined by over two thirds, dropping from 335,000 to lower than 100,000 viewers. • Ratings for all of the BBC's children's programmes have suffered since they were moved forward in the schedule to make way for The Weakest Link on BBC One. • - The decline in viewers for Blue Peter is also being linked to children choosing to watch cartoons on digital channels instead.
Analysis Feedback • - One of the things that has kept this show running so long is it's variey and wide range of topics they explore. • They venture out to other countries too to see how they live and their cultures. • I was flicking through the channels last week and Blue Peter was on so I thought I'd have a look. Waste of my time! The show is not what it used to be. • “It was a good show but I grew out of it. It’s for kids really isn’t it?” – Jed • “It’s not that bad but the fact they talk about a specific topic makes it hard to remain interested in each, individual show.” - Sanj
Bibliography http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/tv-programs/blue-peter/1011969/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Peter http://www.pubquizhelp.com/ent/blue_peter_presenters_pets.html http://www.tv.com/blue-peter/show/4131/summary.html
Evaluation of research • The use of books was not efficient as the library did not have a wide range of books. It was also hard to find books that were appropriate for the topic. • The internet was a good source of information and also packed full of online reviews about Blue Peter. The information from websites like Wiki was abundant but unreliable. • We gathered a quick set of Vox Pops which gave us some primary research. The age range which we asked was useful as it gave us a comparison to the reviews that had been written by an older generation.
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