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'''''Blue Peter''''' was a popular [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] children's [[television programme]].
'''''Blue Peter''''' was a popular [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] children's [[television programme]].
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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Overview ===
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The actor [[Sophie Aldred]], had won two ''Blue Peter'' badges in her youth and was entitled to wear them on-screen, according to the BBC's strict regulations regarding the use of ''Blue Peter'' badges. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'')
For many years, the series also had another connection to the franchise in the form of co-host [[Peter Purves]], who appeared on ''Blue Peter'' for many years after his tenure playing [[Steven Taylor]] in Seasons [[Season 2|2]] and [[Season 3|3]].
''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' explored the programme and its vast connections to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in its [[DWM 334|334th issue]].
=== Clips from missing episodes ===
A 1973 instalment of ''Blue Peter'' marking the tenth anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' included many excerpts from the [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] eras; due to the BBC's then-ongoing practice of junking old episodes, these clips are in many cases the last surviving remnants of these episodes. These include such significant moments as the death of [[Katarina]] in ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' (which was aired on ''Blue Peter'' primarily because it featured then-co-host Peter Purves during his tenure as companion), and the [[regeneration]] of the [[First Doctor]] into the [[Second Doctor|Second]] from ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''.
These clips survived beyond their initial ''Blue Peter'' broadcast thanks to long-time showrunner [[Biddy Baxter]]'s staunch policy of archiving every episode of ''Blue Peter''.
=== Design a monster competitions ===
''Blue Peter'' has run contests over the years involving ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
A design-a-monster competition was held on ''Blue Peter'' in 1967. Among some 250,000 entries, three winners were selected: the [[Hypnotron]] (by Paul Worrall), the [[Steel Octopus]] (by Karen Dag), the [[Aquamen|Aqua Man]] (by Stephen Thompson). While they did not appear on ''Doctor Who'', prop versions of the three monsters were constructed. Contrary to rumour, the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] did ''not'' originate in this competition. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Doctors: The Archive]]'')
The design for the [[Abzorbaloff]] from 2006's ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'' originated in a ''Blue Peter'' "design your own monster" competition, won by nine-year-old William Grantham. Among the runner-ups was [[Sad Tony]], eventually featured in 2020's ''[[The Genuine Article (webcast)|The Genuine Article]]''.
=== TARDIS design competition ===
In late 2009-early 2010, a ''Blue Peter'' contest invited viewers to submit designs for a new TARDIS control console to be featured in an upcoming episode. On 17th February 2010, [[Matt Smith]] chose twelve-year-old [[Susannah Leah]]'s design as the winner; it was announced that [[Neil Gaiman]]'s episode in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] would feature this design in some way. However, the episode's funding ran out of money and it was pushed back to Series 6, when it appeared as ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'' and featured Leah's design as the [[Junk TARDIS]] console. [http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/blue-peter-competition-winner-announced.html] [http://www.denofgeek.com/television/880521/neil_gaiman_interview_all_about_writing_doctor_who.html] [http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-doctors-wife-bts-new-clip-19842.htm]
=== Impact on casting ===
''Blue Peter'' directly influenced the casting of one character on ''Doctor Who''. In 2006, a viewer contest was held for under-14s, with the prize being a chance to appear in an upcoming episode. The winner, [[John Bell]], not only appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', but in a significant role as [[Creet]], a young boy [[Martha Jones]] befriends who later is transformed into a [[Toclafane]].
=== Other information and trivia ===
When two [[Dalek]] props were stolen, ''Blue Peter'' ran an appeal to bring them back. They were returned within twenty-four hours.
=== Blue Peter presenters in ''Doctor Who'' ===
* [[Peter Purves]], prior to his presenting stint on ''Blue Peter'', was an actor. He was cast as [[Morton Dill]] and then as [[companion]] [[Steven Taylor]] opposite [[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor]] in ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''. Purves's presence on ''Blue Peter'' is directly credited with the fact that some footage from his era on ''Doctor Who'' survives due to being used in the show.
* [[Janet Ellis]] played [[Teka]] in ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]''.
* [[Christopher Wenner]] had a walk-on part as a [[Roundhead]] soldier in ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]''.
* [[Sarah Greene]] was unrecognisable as [[Varne]] in ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]''.
* [[Gethin Jones]] played a [[Cyberman]] and [[Dalek]] in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'' / ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'' and ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' respectively.
== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/linkedshows/bluepeter.html Screencaps of ''Doctor Who'' stars on ''Blue Peter'']
* [http://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/linkedshows/bluepeter.html Screencaps of ''Doctor Who'' stars on ''Blue Peter'']
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In 2006, an alien ship crashed into the Thames. Blue Peter presenter Matt Baker did a feature on how to make an alien ship cake. (TV: Aliens of London) Following the feature, a BBC internal memo questioned whether it was appropriate to promote the creation of "space confectionary" for children, stating that it could be seen as pandering to incoming Prime MinisterJoseph Green - the former Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on the Monitoring of Sugar Standards in Exported Confectionary. (PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters)
