Presenters | Started | Ended | |
1 | Christopher Trace | 16-Oct-58 | 24-Jul-67 |
2 | Leila Williams | 16-Oct-58 | 08-Jan-62 |
3 | Anita West | 07-May-62 | 03-Sep-62 |
4 | Valerie Singleton | 03-Sep-62 | 03-Jul-72 |
5 | John Noakes | 30-Dec-65 | 26-Jun-78 |
6 | Peter Purves | 16-Nov-67 | 23-Mar-78 |
7 | Lesley Judd | 05-May-72 | 12-Apr-79 |
8 | Simon Groom | 15-May-78 | 23-Jun-86 |
9 | Christopher Wenner | 14-Sep-78 | 23-Jun-80 |
10 | Tina Heath | 05-Apr-79 | 23-Jun-80 |
11 | Sarah Greene | 19-May-80 | 27-Jun-83 |
12 | Peter Duncan | 11-Sep-80 | 18-Jun-84 |
09-Sep-85 | 27-Nov-86 | ||
13 | Janet Ellis | 28-Apr-83 | 29-Jun-87 |
14 | Michael Sundin | 13-Sep-84 | 24-Jun-85 |
15 | Mark Curry | 23-Jun-86 | 26-Jun-89 |
16 | Caron Keating | 13-Nov-86 | 22-Jan-90 |
17 | Yvette Fielding | 29-Jun-87 | 29-Jun-92 |
18 | John Leslie | 20-Apr-89 | 20-Jan-94 |
19 | Diane-Louise Jordan | 25-Jan-90 | 26-Feb-96 |
20 | Anthea Turner | 14-Sep-92 | 27-Jun-94 |
21 | Tim Vincent | 16-Dec-93 | 24-Jan-97 |
22 | Stuart Miles | 27-Jun-94 | 21-Jun-99 |
23 | Katy Hill | 23-Jun-95 | 19-Jun-00 |
24 | Romana D'Annunzio | 01-Mar-96 | 20-Feb-98 |
25 | Richard Bacon | 21-Feb-97 | 19-Oct-98 |
26 | Konnie Huq | 01-Dec-97 | 23-Jan-08 |
27 | Simon Thomas | 08-Jan-99 | 25-Apr-05 |
28 | Matt Baker | 25-Jun-99 | 26-Jun-06 |
29 | Liz Barker | 23-Jun-00 | 10-Apr-06 |
30 | Zöe Salmon | 23-Dec-04 | 25-June-08 |
31 | Gethin Jones | 27-Apr-05 | 25-June-08 |
32 | Andy Akinwolere | 28-Jun-06 | 28-June11 |
33 | Helen Skelton | 23-Sep-08 | 26-Sep-13 |
34 | Joel Defries | 23-Sep-08 | 14-Dec-10 |
35 | Barney Harwood | 17-Jan-11 | 14-Sep-17 |
36 | Lindsey Russell | 5-Sep-13 | 15-July-21 |
37 | Radzi Chinyanganya | 17-Oct-13 | 18-Apr-2019 |
38 | Richie Driss | 16-May-19 | |
39 | Mwaksy Mudenda | 14-May-20 | 15-July-2022 |
40 | Adam Beales | 3-Sep-20 | |
41 | Joel Mawhinney | 11-Nov-22 | |
Blue Peter PetsDogs | Petra | The first pet, a female mixed breed dog that appeared between 1962 and 1977. | During the 1990s it was revealed that an original (unnamed) puppy had died of distemper a few days after her first appearance on the programme and was replaced by the dog which was subsequently named Petra by the viewers. Patch | 9 September 1965 - 1971 was son of Petra, he was looked after by presenter John Noakes after he joined the programme in December 1965. | Died suddenly in 1971 from a rare disease. Shep | 1971-1987 a border collie, bought by the to replace Patch. | He became the main Blue Peter dog when Petra died in 1977. Shep left Blue Peter when Noakes departed in June 1978. Shep died in 1987. Goldie | a female golden retriever who appeared from 1978 to 1986. | She made her first appearance on the show as a puppy and was named by viewers of Blue Peter. She left along with Simon Groom. Bonnie | 3 February 1986 - 18 April 2001 the daughter of Goldie. | She succeeded her mother as the Blue Peter dog. She retired in 1999 and died at the age of 15 in 2001. Mabel | born c. 1995, a Border Collie Cross and is Blue Peter's longest serving current dog being on the show for over ten years. | She was rescued by the RSPCA in 1995 and she was about 6 months old when she joined the show. Mabel is noticeable for having heterochromia eyes (one blue and one brown) and distinctive ears. Lucy | born 14 September 1998 she is a pedigree Golden Retriever. | Meg | a Border Collie who belonged to presenter Matt Baker. | Whilst not considered an official pet she frequently appeared on the show alongside Matt during his tenure as a Blue Peter presenter. Meg left with Matt in 2006. Barney | Barney is a former stray and was given to presenter Helen Skelton by the Dogs Trust 22 September 2009 | Barney left with Helen on 26 September 2013 Henry | 4 April 2019 the Beagle/basset hound joined the show. He was rescued by Dogs Trust when he was two years old | Guide Dogs | 1964 | Honey | 1968 | Cindy | 1981 | Prince | 1991 | Honey | 2006 | Magic | 2014 | Iggy | Cats | Jason | 3 May 1964 - January 1976 the first Blue Peter cat (a Seal Point Siamese) who joined after appearing on an episode with his mother, brother and sister at just three weeks old. | Jack | 29 January 1976 - 20 April 1986 a silver striped tabbie and the brother of Jill. | Made his television with his sister debut just three weeks after they were born. Jack died suddenly in 1986. Jill | 29 January 1976 - 30 May 1983) was the sister of Jack. | On 15 May 1980 Jill gave birth to two kittens who appeared with their mother on the show on 23 June. Jill died of heart failure in 1983. Willow | First appeared in September 1986 as a replacement to Jack. | She was the first pet to be spayed. She retired from the programme in 1991 to live in Sussex. Kari | Rescued as kittens and they made their debut six weeks later. They were named after karaoke. | They retired from the program in 2004, shortly after their 13th birthday. Oke | Smudge | Smudge was named as a kitten by the viewers and was one of the most popular kittens on the show. | He died after being run over outside his home when he was less than a year old in 2005. Socks | born 29 November 2005, is the current Blue Peter cat who first appeared on 9 January 2006 as Smudge's replacement. | Viewers selected the name Cookie, but producers changed the result to Socks. Cookie | Cookie was introduced to the show on 25 September 2007. | Following the scandal caused by the Socks naming incident, the new kitten will be called Cookie (the name originally chosen for Socks). Tortoises | Freda | Made her debut on 21 October 1963 and lived to April 1979. | Originally thought to be a male and was called Fred, but renamed when it was realised she was female. Maggie | 27 August 1974 - January 1982 were brother and sister who made their first appearance in 1974. | Joined the show on a regular basis in 1979 after the death of Freda. Jim | George | c. 1920 - 10 May 2004, a Mediterranean spur-thigh tortoise who first appeared on the programme in 1982 and holds the title of longest serving Blue Peter pet. | Originally named Pork Pie, viewers renamed him George. George made his last appearance on the show on April 14, 2004. Shelley | c. 1985, a Mediterranean spur-thigh tortoise who first appeared on the programme in 2004 as George's replacement. | Parrots | Joey | Joey appeared on the programme during the 1960s alongside Petra, Patch and Jason. | Barney | Barney, a blue-fronted amazon was brought in after the death of Joey.
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