1976-1977
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Episode 1
Sep 13, 1976Expedition Brunei John Noakes , Peter Purves and Lesley Judd explore one of the world's first commuter waterways 9,000 miles from the Blue Peter studio, and take part in a Hash Chase-a sweltering five-mile slog through jungle and quicksand.
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Episode 2
Sep 16, 1976The summer holidays have meant hard work for Rags, Blue Peter's trainee pony for handicapped riders. Today she copes with her first experience of traffic on the open road.
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Episode 3
Sep 20, 1976Expedition Brunei In a land of contrasts tribal hunters stalk their prey a mere 100 miles from Brunei's sophisticated natural gas plant. The men of the Punan tribe give John a lesson on their deadly blow-pipes.
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Episode 4
Sep 23, 1976To Bishop Rock by Chopper Lesley returns to the scene of her narrow escape from death-but exchanges the breeches buoy for the new Trinity House helicopter service to the Bishop Rock Light-house.
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Episode 5
Sep 27, 1976Rags at Ascot Blue Peter's trainee pony for handicapped riders goes to the races and joins the VIPs in Tattersalls at Britain's premier race-course.
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Episode 7
Oct 4, 1976Silver Jubilee Competition It's over 40 years since Britain's last Royal Silver Jubilee and already preparations for the 1977 celebrations are under way. Today John, Peter and Lesley will be announcing details of a special competition for designing a commemorative picture and the best of all the designs will be picked for the Radio Times souvenir cover. As silver jubilees are so rare, one day this painting might become a collectors' item, so don't miss your chance to enter and win a prize.
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Episode 8
Oct 7, 1976John Noakes, Peter Purves and Lesley Judd have a cup of tea inside the piston of the world's largest working beam engine at Kew Bridge Pumping Station.
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Episode 9
Oct 11, 1976Expedition Brunei John Noakes, Peter Purves and Lesley Judd visit a dentist who mends shoes, fly with 10,000 bats, take part in a Hash Chase through the sweltering jungle and broadcast in Malay on Brunei TV.
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Episode 11
Oct 18, 1976George Stephenson's 'Locomotion' thundered along the track between Stockton and Darlington 151 years ago. Today JOHN and PETER go back in time and drive a full-size replica.
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Episode 12
Oct 21, 1976Brunei's Birthday Bonanza A fly-past of state helicopters and a procession of stilt walkers and jugglers marked the 30th birthday of the Sultan, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien. JOHN, PETER and LESLEY join the crowds during the celebrations that lasted 40 days and 40 nights.
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Episode 13
Oct 25, 1976Silver Jubilee Competition Today you can see the results of the competition to design a picture to commemorate the 25 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and to discover whether your painting has been chosen for a Radio Times Jubilee cover. Art Editor David Driver (seen here with Lesley) who helped to judge the competition, will be in the studio with John, Peter and Lesley to explain how the winning design was chosen and to give some tips to would-be artists.
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Episode 14
Oct 28, 1976Including a report from France, in which LESLEY tells the story of the Burghers of Calais and how 600 years ago, six brave citizens walked out of their besieged town to face certain death. Their dramatic exploits made them national heroes.
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Episode 17
Nov 8, 1976Real gladiators' armour and a 2,000-year-old loaf of bread are two of the fascinating collectors' items John saw when he took Blue Peter cameras to Italy and visited the site of the world's most devastating volcanic eruption.
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Episode 19
Nov 15, 1976Lesley joins 'Missus' and meets her baby - the first dolphin ever to be born and bred in Britain.
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Episode 20
Nov 18, 1976The lights go down in London as John helps with a spectacular piece of demolition that will change the face of world-famous Piccadilly Circus, and Lesley starts a series of 'cheap-and-easy' Christmas presents with some ideas for cards to make at home.
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Episode 21
Nov 22, 1976Trainee guide dogs Imogen, Ivan, Jonathan; Jasmine, Tina, Tracey, Merry, Misty, Meg and Bella were bought by viewers as a result of the 3B's Appeal. The pups made their first TV appearance 18 months ago, today they return as they start their new careers.
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Episode 22
Nov 25, 1976We've four weeks left to prepare for Christmas. Lesley shows a present to make for mums, aunts and older sisters.
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Episode 23
Nov 29, 1976Somebody, somewhere needs your help. Today JOHN, PETER and LESLEY will be announcing details of the 1976 Appeal and showing how old junk can save lives. Have a paper and pencil handy to take down the Depot address.
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Episode 24
Dec 2, 1976The 1976 Appeal is on! Help fill the Blue Peter Depot. Find out today how much has already arrived and what you can do to help reach the target.
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Episode 25
Dec 6, 1976Lifeline Lebanon As the result of the Civil War hundreds and thousands of children and babies-many of them orphans-are in a desperate condition. Some are badly burned, others have been injured by shells and gunfire, all are suffering from malnutrition and are in need of urgent medical care. Britain has provided the only mercy mission to be allowed into the war zone, but to keep this lifeline going and enable the doctors and nurses to extend their stay, Blue Peter is asking for your old postage stamps and postcards. 300 old stamps or 10 postcards can be sent for the minimum postage rate of 61p. Even the smallest donation will help to save a life so send it off to: [address removed]
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Episode 26
Dec 9, 1976Blue Peter film cameras bring a stop press report from the Appeal Depot to show how the Lifeline Lebanon stamps and postcards are being sorted.
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Episode 27
Dec 13, 1976Naturalist Grahame Dangerfield badly needs a mate for his rare Indian wood owl - one of the 120 different species of birds and animals filmed by Blue Peter cameras at the new wildlife Breeding Centre.
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Episode 30
Dec 23, 1976Join in with carols round the tree, with the children of the John Scurr Junior School, Warlingham County Secondary School and the Band of the Chalk Farm Branch of the Salvation Army in this special Christmas edition.
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Episode 31
Dec 30, 1976Do you remember ... when John and Peter helped bath Rodney Bewes's triplets? Lesley's historic flight to America on Concorde? Wobbling Wally, Britain's largest flag and John's Fierljeppen? They're all in today's programme when John, Peter and Lesley pick their favourite adventures of 1976.
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Episode 32
Jan 3, 1977Has the Lifeline Reached the Lebanon? Will the stamps and postcards pouring into the Collection Depot reach the two million target on the Totaliser? If so, Blue Peter viewers will have provided badly needed aid for the sick and injured babies and children who are victims of the Civil War.
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Episode 33
Jan 6, 1977Twelfth Night is coming, but don't throw your Christmas cards away - turn them into an exciting game that anyone can play.
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Episode 34
Jan 10, 1977Blue Peter film cameras take to the high seas when Lesley meets the crew of HMS Dance, alias 'HMS Hero' of Warship fame.
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Episode 35
Jan 13, 1977PETER becomes a carillonneur when he plays the 47 bells of Loughborough's world-famous Carillon, and discovers how manure played a vital part in their casting.
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Episode 36
Jan 17, 1977Glen Nevis Splashdown! John goes mattress racing in Scotland and joins the men of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team on their annual splash down the icy rapids of Glen Nevis.
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Episode 38
Jan 24, 1977Up Helly Aa! For hundreds of years the Shetland Islanders have celebrated the end of the Viking winter with a spectacular and fiery ceremony. John reports from the great blaze at Lerwick.
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Episode 39
Jan 27, 1977Jack and Jill, Blue Peter's twin tabbies, celebrate their first birthday on Saturday. Today you can see a flashback of their very first TV appearance.
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Episode 42
Feb 7, 1977An important day for Buttons, Blue Peter's third guide dog, as she joins her new owner.
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Episode 44
Feb 14, 1977If you want to grow your own vegetables this spring and summer, Percy Thrower will be giving some useful tips direct from the Blue Peter garden.
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Episode 45
Feb 17, 1977A Recipe for Porridge But not the kind you eat - when John joins Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale and the rest of the team during filming for the new series of Porridge.
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Episode 47
Feb 24, 1977Olympic gold medallist Jim Fox and news of the latest scheme to win more British Olympic medals.
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Episode 48
Feb 28, 1977Including a preview of Britain's National Stamp Exhibition and details of a special concession for all Blue Peter badge winners.
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Episode 49
Mar 3, 1977High Speed Train Wash! A prototype of the first OO gauge model of the high-speed train makes a test run on the Blue Peter layout, and for railway enthusiasts who want to keep their locos clean, an easy to make model train wash.
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Episode 50
Mar 7, 1977Captain Yvonne Sintes , Britain's only woman commercial airline Captain, shows LESLEY what happens behind the scenes to get a flight into the air.
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Episode 52
Mar 14, 1977Can you write backwards, inside-out and upside-down with both hands at the same time and in italics, and carry on a conversation? Britain's ' Trionic Man', John Clogg of Addlestone, demonstrates his amazing skills.
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Episode 54
Mar 21, 1977An attempt by 15-year-old Peter Pinsent, British Lightweight Champion, to create a new weightlifting record.
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Episode 55
Mar 24, 1977Barbershop Harmony Peter joins the West Country's Five in a Bar, winners of BBC Radio's National Barbershop Competition.
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Episode 57
Mar 31, 1977Halifax comes to the Blue Peter studio in full voice with their 150-strong choral society.
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Episode 58
Apr 4, 1977The Big Band Sound with the girls and boys of Rawlins School, Quorn joined by guest soloist Roy Castle.
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Episode 61
Apr 18, 1977Lesley makes a splash as she's put through the rigours of an Army Assault Course.
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Episode 62
Apr 21, 1977Calling All Cooks John demonstrates his culinary skills with another of his Noakes Gastronomic Specials.
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Episode 64
Apr 28, 1977Doctor Who Make There's another four months before Dr Who returns to television, but why wait? Ask your grocer for a large cardboard box and build your own toy theatre complete with scenery and monsters. Have a pencil and paper handy for details.
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Episode 65
May 2, 1977John visits Zeebrugge and reports on one of the most dangerous and daring exploits of the Great War.
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Episode 68
May 12, 1977News of the latest Guide Dogs for the Blind Training Centre and the 3Bs Appeal Puppy Kennels.
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Episode 69
May 16, 1977Jaff, a border collie from Wales, demonstrates his amazing skill of feeding a lamb from a bottle.
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Episode 70
May 19, 1977Guide Dog Buttons takes her owner ELSIE WHITEHEAD to Chelsea, for the world's most famous flower show.
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Episode 71
May 23, 1977Nicola Griffin, the youngest artist ever to design the cover of Europe's best-selling magazine. Today John and Nicola go behind the scenes at the printers to watch the first of the three-and-a-half million copies of next week's Radio Times come off the presses.
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Episode 73
May 30, 1977Jubilee Spring Clean! JOHN joins steeple-jack Reg Dosell on a perilous 170-foot ascent by stepladder to give Admiral Lord Nelson a wash and , brush-up for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Procession.
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Episode 74
Jun 2, 1977Jubilee Walk Way A preview of Britain's newest tourist attraction. JOHN and Shep follow the trail of the 5¼-mile walk to be dedicated by the Queen on 9 June.
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Episode 75
Jun 9, 1977Rags to Riches Two years ago Blue Peter viewers collected 800 tons of old wool and cotton to provide badly needed help for handicapped children and adults. Now Rags, the trainee pony for disabled riders, is nearing the end of her special schooling and today John, Peter and Lesley over the past 16 months to review her progress, under the expert guidance of top trainer Tessa Martin Bird.
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Episode 76
Jun 13, 1977Shep made history when he became the first dog ever to be sculpted for Madame Tussaud 's famous waxworks. Today JOHN and Shep come face to face with John and Shep at the official unveiling.
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Episode 77
Jun 16, 1977Narrow Escapes JOHN, PETER and LESLEY relive some of their most heart-stopping moments during the past ten years. Hold your breath with them as John falls five miles, Lesley escapes death by inches and Peter crashes at 60 mph straight through a furniture van!
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Episode 78
Jun 23, 1977Blowpipes and Bloodsuckers Highlights of Blue Peter's eventful expedition to Brunei in Northern Borneo, when the Chief of the Punan tribe gave JOHN a blowpipe lesson, LESLEY met a mini parasite with a mighty bite, and PETER tried his hand at raft building during a Jungle Survival course.
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Episode 79
Jun 27, 1977See How They Fall! Lesley demolishes ten chimneys and creates an industrial world record with "Blue Peter"'s biggest ever blast-off.
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Episode 80
Jun 30, 1977Setting Sail John goes sailing with Claire Francis as she prepares for her round-the-world race and the "Blue Peter" team prepares for its 1977 Summer Expedition. Discover which foreign country John, Peter and Lesley will be exploring this year.