List of Blue Peter presenters

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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. [4]

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Blue Peter currently airs weekly on Fridays in the United Kingdom on CBBC, a digital television channel. The show is produced in a magazine format, often transmitting live, and features a combination of studio presentation, interviews and outside broadcasting items. [1] There have been forty-three official presenters of Blue Peter.

History

Konnie Huq, the 26th presenter, was the longest-serving female presenter, from 1997 to 2008 Konniehuq.jpg
Konnie Huq, the 26th presenter, was the longest-serving female presenter, from 1997 to 2008

The first presenters of Blue Peter were Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Trace presented for nearly nine years, and Williams for just over three years (although no footage of her has been retained by the BBC). [5] In the early days, as the show ran continuously on a weekly basis, other presenters occasionally stepped in to give the regular team a break. Artist Tony Hart and actress Ann Taylor both presented the show either in place of either Trace or Williams, or sometimes in place of both, with Taylor replacing Williams for six weeks in 1959 and presenting the show at least once alone, as did Hart. [6]

When Williams was dismissed from the show in 1962 following a series of spats with a newly appointed producer, Trace continued to present the show alone or with one-off presenters until a replacement was found. The role went to Anita West, who presented sixteen editions over a four-month period in 1962—the shortest tenure of any full-time presenter—before abruptly resigning due to her imminent divorce, something she had not revealed to the producers. [6] Her tenure was so short that no footage from her time on Blue Peter exists in the BBC Archives, [7] although footage of her audition remains, along with that of Valerie Singleton and other auditioners. [6] It was not until 1998 that West was officially recognised as a former presenter. [8]

John Noakes was the longest-serving presenter, having presented the show for over twelve years, and Konnie Huq is the longest-serving female presenter, with a tenure of over ten years, beating Valerie Singleton by three months. However, although Singleton left the series full-time in 1972 to present the spin-off series Blue Peter Special Assignment , she continued to be an occasional presenter until 1975. [6] Singleton's last 'official' appearance on the show came on 20 October 1975 [9] although she was also credited with appearing on the 1975 'review of the year' programme, broadcast on 29 December 1975. [10]

Singleton made the first of her many returns to the programme in January 1976 following the death of the first Blue Peter cat, Jason. She also returned to Blue Peter on 16 October 1978 to co-present the live UK TV balloon release for the 20th anniversary. Singleton presented her last Special Assignment in May 1981, and returned to co-present Blue Peter to moderate the live UK TV link-up to launch the 25th Silver Anniversary balloon hunt on 17 October 1983; these additions make her total presenting span 21 years. Sandra Michaels presented the show twice in April 1964 in the absence of Singleton, and impressed producer Edward Barnes enough that he considered her as a replacement for Singleton; however, Michaels turned this down and he opted to carry on with Singleton, something he admitted in hindsight he was glad he did. [6] The youngest presenter of Blue Peter was Yvette Fielding, who was eighteen when she began presenting, [11] and the oldest was John Noakes, who was forty-four when he left. [12] Only one presenter, Peter Duncan, had two stints of presenting, his first being from 1980 to 1984, and his second being from 1985 to 1986. [13]

The only presenter to have been fired from Blue Peter mid-contract is Richard Bacon, who was dismissed from the show in 1998 after it emerged that he had taken cocaine. [14] A number of other presenters have garnered negative publicity for aspects of their private lives, which has been described in some sections of the British media as the "curse of Blue Peter". [15] Nevertheless, many of the show's former presenters have continued to work in the media. Indeed, Bacon's career survived his dismissal; he has since presented The Big Breakfast and Top of the Pops among numerous other radio and television shows, some of which were for the BBC. [14]

After its move to Salford in September 2011, Blue Peter had a format with two permanent presenters, Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood, supplemented by guest presenters for particular topics, such as Naomi Wilkinson for wildlife.

On 4 March 2013, the BBC announced that it was searching for a new presenter to start in the summer of 2013. They announced that CBBC stars Dick and Dom would be hosting a new TV show to find the next presenter. [16] The show began on 24 June as Blue Peter - You Decide! The judges were Myleene Klass, Eamonn Holmes and Cel Spellman. [17] The winner was chosen after five weeks of competition, via a public vote. On 25 July 2013, it was announced that 22-year-old Lindsey Russell had won the public vote to become Blue Peter's 36th presenter. [18]

On 8 August 2013, Skelton announced on air that she was leaving the show in September after five years, to be replaced by Radzi Chinyanganya. [19]

Harwood left the programme on 14 September 2017. Chinyanganya left after five-and-a-half years on 18 April 2019. [20] On 26 April, Chinyanganya's replacement was announced as Richie Driss. [21] It was announced on 13 May 2020 that Mwaksy Mudenda would join Russell and Driss, returning the show to a three-presenter format. [22] On 1 September 2020, Adam Beales was announced as the show's 40th presenter. [23]

On 24 June 2021, Russell announced she would be leaving the programme, with her last appearance on 15 July 2021. [24] On 17 June 2022, Beales announced that he would be leaving, with his last appearance to be aired on 15 July 2022. [25] Joel Mawhinney became the 41st presenter on 11 November 2022, following a recent stint of guest presenting during the summer. [26]

On 3 February 2023, Driss announced that after 4 years he would leave the show, [27] with his last show to be aired on 3 March. His replacement, Abby Cook, became the 42nd presenter on the following episode, aired on 10 March 2023. [28] Mudenda departed in September 2023; [29] she was replaced four months later by Shini Muthukrishnan. [30]

Presenters

Richard Bacon, the 25th presenter from 1997 to 1998, is the only presenter to have his contract terminated mid-run Richard Bacon.jpg
Richard Bacon, the 25th presenter from 1997 to 1998, is the only presenter to have his contract terminated mid-run
No.PresenterTenure beganTenure endedLengthRef(s)
1 Christopher Trace 16 October 195824 July 19678 years, 281 days [31]
2 Leila Williams 16 October 19588 January 19623 years, 84 days [5] [lower-alpha 1]
* Ann Taylor 17 September 195911 December 1959N/A [lower-alpha 2]
* Tony Hart 13 November 195920 November 1959N/A [lower-alpha 3]
3 Anita West 7 May 19623 September 1962119 days [7]
4 Valerie Singleton 3 September 19623 July 19729 years, 304 days [32]
* Sandra Michaels 20 April 196427 April 1964N/A [lower-alpha 4]
5 John Noakes 30 December 196526 June 197812 years, 178 days [12]
6 Peter Purves 16 November 196723 March 197810 years, 127 days [33]
7 Lesley Judd 5 May 197212 April 19796 years, 342 days [34]
8 Simon Groom 15 May 197823 June 19868 years, 39 days [35]
9 Christopher Wenner 14 September 197823 June 19801 year, 283 days [36]
10 Tina Heath 5 April 197923 June 19801 year, 79 days [37]
11 Sarah Greene 19 May 198027 June 19833 years, 39 days [38] [lower-alpha 5]
12 Peter Duncan 11 September 198018 June 19843 years, 281 days [13]
13 Janet Ellis 28 April 198329 June 19874 years, 62 days [39]
14 Michael Sundin 13 September 198424 June 1985284 days [40]
* Peter Duncan 9 September 198527 November 19861 year, 79 days [13]
15 Mark Curry 23 June 198626 June 19893 years, 3 days [41]
16 Caron Keating 13 November 198622 January 19903 years, 70 days [42]
17 Yvette Fielding 29 June 198729 June 19925 years, 0 days [11] [lower-alpha 6]
18 John Leslie 20 April 198920 January 19944 years, 275 days [43]
19 Diane-Louise Jordan 25 January 199026 February 19966 years, 32 days [44]
20 Anthea Turner 14 September 199227 June 19941 year, 286 days [45]
21 Tim Vincent 16 December 199324 January 19973 years, 39 days [46]
22 Stuart Miles 27 June 199421 June 19994 years, 359 days [47]
23 Katy Hill 23 June 199519 June 20004 years, 362 days [48]
24 Romana D'Annunzio 1 March 199620 February 19981 year, 356 days [49]
25 Richard Bacon 21 February 199716 October 19981 year, 237 days [50]
26 Konnie Huq 1 December 199723 January 200810 years, 53 days [51] [52]
27 Simon Thomas 8 January 199925 April 20056 years, 107 days [53]
28 Matt Baker 25 June 199926 June 20067 years, 1 day [54]
29 Liz Barker 23 June 200010 April 20065 years, 291 days [55] [56]
30 Zoe Salmon 23 December 200425 June 20083 years, 185 days [57] [58]
31 Gethin Jones 26 April 200525 June 20083 years, 60 days [59] [60]
32 Ayo Akinwolere 18 September 200628 June 20115 years, 0 days [61]
33 Helen Skelton 23 September 200826 September 20135 years, 3 days [62]
34 Joel Defries 23 September 200814 December 20102 years, 82 days [63]
35 Barney Harwood 17 January 201114 September 20176 years, 240 days [64] [65]
36 Lindsey Russell 5 September 201315 July 20217 years, 313 days [18] [24]
37 Radzi Chinyanganya 17 October 201318 April 20195 years, 183 days [66] [20]
38 Richie Driss 16 May 20193 March 20233 years, 291 days [21]
39 Mwaksy Mudenda 14 May 202029 September 20233 years, 138 days [22]
40 Adam Beales 3 September 202015 July 20221 year, 315 days [23] [25]
41 Joel Mawhinney ‡11 November 2022Present1 year, 125 days [26]
42 Abby Cook ‡10 March 2023Present1 year, 5 days [28]
43 Shini Muthukrishnan ‡15 January 2024Present60 days [67]
 ‡ : Current Blue Peter presenters

Timeline of presenters

List of Blue Peter presenters

Notes

  1. ↑ Williams was absent from many episodes in 1959, and more often leading up to her final appearance. [6]
  2. ↑ Taylor presented the show alongside Trace for six weeks in 1959 for an absent Williams and often replaced Williams on other occasions, even presenting the show alone at least once. [6]
  3. ↑ Hart co-presented two early editions of the show, including hosting at least one in 1959 in place of both Trace and Williams. [6]
  4. ↑ Sandra Michaels presented two episodes on 20 and 27 April 1964 with Christopher Trace, while Valerie Singleton was on holiday. [6]
  5. ↑ Greene returned to cover for Janet Ellis in 1984, after Ellis injured her pelvis during a parachute landing. [6]
  6. ↑ Fielding stepped in as a temporary replacement for Richard Bacon in 1998, following Bacon's dismissal. [6]

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