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'''''Blue Peter''''' is a popular [[BBC]] children's television program. It debuted on 16th October, 1958. | '''''Blue Peter''''' is a popular [[BBC]] children's television program. It debuted on 16th October, 1958. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
[[Faction Paradox]] attacked the Blue Peter garden in [[1996]]. This caused a far more intense psychological reaction than any direct assault on the people's psyche. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') | [[Faction Paradox]] attacked the Blue Peter garden in [[1996]]. This caused a far more intense psychological reaction than any direct assault on the people's psyche. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') | ||
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In [[2008]], [[Maria Jackson]] watched an episode in which the presenters, [[Gethin Jones]] and [[Konnie Huq]], promoted the [[Bane]]'s [[Bubble Shock!]] soft drink. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') | In [[2008]], [[Maria Jackson]] watched an episode in which the presenters, [[Gethin Jones]] and [[Konnie Huq]], promoted the [[Bane]]'s [[Bubble Shock!]] soft drink. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') | ||
==Other information== | == Other information == | ||
[[Ace]], who left [[Earth]] in [[1987]], appeared to wear two Blue Peter badges on her jacket; one standard blue badge, one silver. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') One of them had been awarded for heroic achievement. ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | [[Ace]], who left [[Earth]] in [[1987]], appeared to wear two Blue Peter badges on her jacket; one standard blue badge, one silver. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') One of them had been awarded for heroic achievement. ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | ||
:''This was because the actor, | :''This was because 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]]'')'' | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
===Overview=== | === Overview === | ||
In real life, ''Blue Peter'' has had a longtime association with ''[[Doctor Who]]'', being used on many occasions to promote the series and upcoming episodes, monsters, and special events, including the debuts of [[Peter Davison]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] as they talked about taking up the role of the Doctor. Historically, the series has proven valuable for not only featuring contemporary interviews with actors and behind-the-scenes personnel from the series, but for also providing glimpses into production history. | In real life, ''Blue Peter'' has had a longtime association with ''[[Doctor Who]]'', being used on many occasions to promote the series and upcoming episodes, monsters, and special events, including the debuts of [[Peter Davison]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] as they talked about taking up the role of the Doctor. Historically, the series has proven valuable for not only featuring contemporary interviews with actors and behind-the-scenes personnel from the series, but for also providing glimpses into production history. | ||
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]] during Seasons [[Season 2|2]] and [[Season 3|3]]. | 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]] during Seasons [[Season 2|2]] and [[Season 3|3]]. | ||
===Clips from [[Missing episodes]]=== | === Clips from [[Missing episodes]] === | ||
A [[1973]] instalment of ''Blue Peter'' marking the tenth anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' included numerous 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 from the series as the death of [[Katarina]] in ''[[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]]''. | A [[1973]] instalment of ''Blue Peter'' marking the tenth anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' included numerous 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 from the series as the death of [[Katarina]] in ''[[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]]''. | ||
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''. | 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=== | === Design a monster competitions === | ||
''Blue Peter'' has run a number of contests over the years involving ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The design for the [[Abzorbaloff]] from [[2006]]'s ''[[Love & Monsters]]'' originated from a ''Blue Peter'' "design your own monster" competition. Contrary to rumour, the [[Kroton]]s did ''not'' originate in a 1967 competition; a design-a-monster competition was held, but the winning design did not appear on the show. | ''Blue Peter'' has run a number of contests over the years involving ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The design for the [[Abzorbaloff]] from [[2006]]'s ''[[Love & Monsters]]'' originated from a ''Blue Peter'' "design your own monster" competition. Contrary to rumour, the [[Kroton]]s did ''not'' originate in a 1967 competition; a design-a-monster competition was held, but the winning design did not appear on the show. | ||
===TARDIS design competition=== | === TARDIS design competition === | ||
In late 2009-early 2010, ''Blue Peter'' held a contest inviting viewers to submit designs for a new TARDIS control console which will be featured in an upcoming episode. On 17th February 2010, [[Matt Smith]] chose a twelve-year-old'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]]''. [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] | In late 2009-early 2010, ''Blue Peter'' held a contest inviting viewers to submit designs for a new TARDIS control console which will be featured in an upcoming episode. On 17th February 2010, [[Matt Smith]] chose a twelve-year-old'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]]''. [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] | ||
===Other information and trivia=== | === 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. | When two [[Dalek]] props were stolen, ''Blue Peter'' ran an appeal to bring them back. They were returned within twenty-four hours. | ||
===Guest appearances=== | === Guest appearances === | ||
=== ''[[Doctor Who]]'' === | === ''[[Doctor Who]]'' === | ||
*[[Raymond Cusick]] (possibly didn't personally appear in studio, but was at least referred to by name and picture) | * [[Raymond Cusick]] (possibly didn't personally appear in studio, but was at least referred to by name and picture) | ||
*[[Patrick Troughton]] (the first Doctor to judge a ''Blue Peter'' competition) | * [[Patrick Troughton]] (the first Doctor to judge a ''Blue Peter'' competition) | ||
*[[Jon Pertwee]] | * [[Jon Pertwee]] | ||
*[[Dick Mills]] ([[Special Sounds]]) | * [[Dick Mills]] ([[Special Sounds]]) | ||
*[[John Nathan-Turner]] ([[Producer]]) | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] ([[Producer]]) | ||
*[[Peter Davison]] | * [[Peter Davison]] | ||
*[[Richard Hurndall]] (the [[First Doctor]] in ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') | * [[Richard Hurndall]] (the [[First Doctor]] in ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
*[[Colin Baker]] | * [[Colin Baker]] | ||
*[[Bonnie Langford]] | * [[Bonnie Langford]] | ||
*[[Sylvester McCoy]] | * [[Sylvester McCoy]] | ||
*[[Christopher Eccleston]] | * [[Christopher Eccleston]] | ||
*[[David Tennant]] | * [[David Tennant]] | ||
*[[Elisabeth Sladen]] | * [[Elisabeth Sladen]] | ||
*[[Anthony Head]] | * [[Anthony Head]] | ||
*[[Freema Agyeman]] | * [[Freema Agyeman]] | ||
*[[John Barrowman]] | * [[John Barrowman]] | ||
*[[Russell T Davies]] | * [[Russell T Davies]] | ||
*[[Matt Smith]] | * [[Matt Smith]] | ||
=====Non-human characters===== | ===== Non-human characters ===== | ||
*A [[War Machine]] | * A [[War Machine]] | ||
*[[Dalek]]s | * [[Dalek]]s | ||
*[[Cybermen]] | * [[Cybermen]] | ||
*[[K9]] | * [[K9]] | ||
*[[L1]] and [[L3]] robots | * [[L1]] and [[L3]] robots | ||
*[[Robot Yeti]] (Mark 2) | * [[Robot Yeti]] (Mark 2) | ||
*[[Sil]] | * [[Sil]] | ||
*[[Sea Devil]]s | * [[Sea Devil]]s | ||
*[[Kraal]]s | * [[Kraal]]s | ||
=== ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' === | === ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' === | ||
*[[Elisabeth Sladen]] | * [[Elisabeth Sladen]] | ||
*[[Samantha Bond]] - ''In character as [[Wormwood (Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]].'' | * [[Samantha Bond]] - ''In character as [[Wormwood (Bane)|Mrs Wormwood]].'' | ||
*[[Yasmin Paige]] | * [[Yasmin Paige]] | ||
*[[Tommy Knight]] | * [[Tommy Knight]] | ||
*[[Daniel Anthony]] | * [[Daniel Anthony]] | ||
*[[Anjli Mohindra]] | * [[Anjli Mohindra]] | ||
===Episode clips=== | === Episode clips === | ||
====[[Doctor Who]]==== | ==== [[Doctor Who]] ==== | ||
*[[An Unearthly Child]] | * [[An Unearthly Child]] | ||
*[[The Daleks' Master Plan]] - ''Clips from currently lost episodes.'' | * [[The Daleks' Master Plan]] - ''Clips from currently lost episodes.'' | ||
*[[The War Machines]] | * [[The War Machines]] | ||
*[[The Tenth Planet]] - ''Regeneration clip from currently lost Episode 4.'' | * [[The Tenth Planet]] - ''Regeneration clip from currently lost Episode 4.'' | ||
*[[The War Games]] - ''Including reused footage from [[Fury from the Deep]].'' | * [[The War Games]] - ''Including reused footage from [[Fury from the Deep]].'' | ||
*[[The Three Doctors]] | * [[The Three Doctors]] | ||
*[[The Hand of Fear]] | * [[The Hand of Fear]] | ||
*[[The Ribos Operation]] | * [[The Ribos Operation]] | ||
*[[The Pirate Planet]] | * [[The Pirate Planet]] | ||
*[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]] | * [[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]] | ||
*[[The Five Doctors]] | * [[The Five Doctors]] | ||
*[[Journey's End]] | * [[Journey's End]] | ||
===On DVD=== | === On DVD === | ||
Numerous ''Blue Peter'' segments relating to specific episodes and/or events have been included on various DVD releases from [[BBC Video]]. | Numerous ''Blue Peter'' segments relating to specific episodes and/or events have been included on various DVD releases from [[BBC Video]]. | ||
====[[Doctor Who]]==== | ==== [[Doctor Who]] ==== | ||
*[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (How to make Dalek cakes) | * [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (How to make Dalek cakes) | ||
*[[The Romans]] (Feature on Roman life) | * [[The Romans]] (Feature on Roman life) | ||
*[[The War Machines]] | * [[The War Machines]] | ||
*[[The Three Doctors]] (Feature on the "Whomoblie" with [[Jon Pertwee]]) | * [[The Three Doctors]] (Feature on the "Whomoblie" with [[Jon Pertwee]]) | ||
*[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]] (Filming on Doctor Who sets) | * [[Robot (TV story)|Robot]] (Filming on Doctor Who sets) | ||
*[[Genesis of the Daleks]] (Stolen Daleks appeal) | * [[Genesis of the Daleks]] (Stolen Daleks appeal) | ||
*[[The Invisible Enemy]] | * [[The Invisible Enemy]] | ||
*The Stones of Blood | * The Stones of Blood | ||
*[[The Horns of Nimon]] (part 1 of a 2-part retrospective documentary) | * [[The Horns of Nimon]] (part 1 of a 2-part retrospective documentary) | ||
*The Leisure Hive | * The Leisure Hive | ||
*[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]] | * [[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]] | ||
*[[The Five Doctors]] | * [[The Five Doctors]] | ||
*[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]] | * [[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]] | ||
*[[The Mark of the Rani]] | * [[The Mark of the Rani]] | ||
*[[Doctor Who (1996)]] (part 2 of a 2-part retrospective documentary) | * [[Doctor Who (1996)]] (part 2 of a 2-part retrospective documentary) | ||
====[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]==== | ==== [[The Sarah Jane Adventures]] ==== | ||
*From [[Series 1 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Series 1]] DVD set: Set visit. | * From [[Series 1 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Series 1]] DVD set: Set visit. | ||
===Blue Peter presenters in Doctor Who.=== | === 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 companion Steven Taylor opposite William Hartnell's First Doctor in The Chase (1965). | Peter Purves, prior to his presenting stint on Blue Peter, was an actor. He was cast as Morton Dill and then companion Steven Taylor opposite William Hartnell's First Doctor in The Chase (1965). | ||
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Sarah Greene was unrecognisable as a bubble-wrap clad alien in Attack of the Cybermen (1985). | Sarah Greene was unrecognisable as a bubble-wrap clad alien in Attack of the Cybermen (1985). | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[DWM 334|''Doctor Who Magazine'' Issue 334]], a ''Blue Peter'' special issue | * [[DWM 334|''Doctor Who Magazine'' Issue 334]], a ''Blue Peter'' special issue | ||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/drwho/index.shtml BBC Cult TV page on the ''Doctor Who''-''Blue Peter'' connection] | |||
* [http://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/linkedshows/bluepeter.html Screencaps of ''Doctor Who'' stars on ''Blue Peter''] | |||
[[Category:Real world television shows with DWU connections]] | [[Category:Real world television shows with DWU connections]] | ||
[[Category:Television series from the real world]] | [[Category:Television series from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 3 November 2011
Blue Peter is a popular BBC children's television program. It debuted on 16th October, 1958.
History
Faction Paradox attacked the Blue Peter garden in 1996. This caused a far more intense psychological reaction than any direct assault on the people's psyche. (EDA: Interference - Book Two)
When 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. (DW: Aliens of London)
In 2008, Maria Jackson watched an episode in which the presenters, Gethin Jones and Konnie Huq, promoted the Bane's Bubble Shock! soft drink. (SJA: Invasion of the Bane)
Other information
Ace, who left Earth in 1987, appeared to wear two Blue Peter badges on her jacket; one standard blue badge, one silver. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks) One of them had been awarded for heroic achievement. (NA: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
- This was because 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)
Behind the scenes
Overview
In real life, Blue Peter has had a longtime association with Doctor Who, being used on many occasions to promote the series and upcoming episodes, monsters, and special events, including the debuts of Peter Davison and Sylvester McCoy as they talked about taking up the role of the Doctor. Historically, the series has proven valuable for not only featuring contemporary interviews with actors and behind-the-scenes personnel from the series, but for also providing glimpses into production history.
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 during Seasons 2 and 3.
Clips from Missing episodes
A 1973 instalment of Blue Peter marking the tenth anniversary of Doctor Who included numerous 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 from the series as the death of Katarina in 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 from 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 a number of contests over the years involving Doctor Who. The design for the Abzorbaloff from 2006's Love & Monsters originated from a Blue Peter "design your own monster" competition. Contrary to rumour, the Krotons did not originate in a 1967 competition; a design-a-monster competition was held, but the winning design did not appear on the show.
TARDIS design competition
In late 2009-early 2010, Blue Peter held a contest inviting viewers to submit designs for a new TARDIS control console which will be featured in an upcoming episode. On 17th February 2010, Matt Smith chose a twelve-year-old's design as the winner; it was announced that Neil Gaiman's episode in 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. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Guest appearances
Doctor Who
- Raymond Cusick (possibly didn't personally appear in studio, but was at least referred to by name and picture)
- Patrick Troughton (the first Doctor to judge a Blue Peter competition)
- Jon Pertwee
- Dick Mills (Special Sounds)
- John Nathan-Turner (Producer)
- Peter Davison
- Richard Hurndall (the First Doctor in The Five Doctors)
- Colin Baker
- Bonnie Langford
- Sylvester McCoy
- Christopher Eccleston
- David Tennant
- Elisabeth Sladen
- Anthony Head
- Freema Agyeman
- John Barrowman
- Russell T Davies
- Matt Smith
Non-human characters
- A War Machine
- Daleks
- Cybermen
- K9
- L1 and L3 robots
- Robot Yeti (Mark 2)
- Sil
- Sea Devils
- Kraals
The Sarah Jane Adventures
- Elisabeth Sladen
- Samantha Bond - In character as Mrs Wormwood.
- Yasmin Paige
- Tommy Knight
- Daniel Anthony
- Anjli Mohindra
Episode clips
Doctor Who
- An Unearthly Child
- The Daleks' Master Plan - Clips from currently lost episodes.
- The War Machines
- The Tenth Planet - Regeneration clip from currently lost Episode 4.
- The War Games - Including reused footage from Fury from the Deep.
- The Three Doctors
- The Hand of Fear
- The Ribos Operation
- The Pirate Planet
- Black Orchid
- The Five Doctors
- Journey's End
On DVD
Numerous Blue Peter segments relating to specific episodes and/or events have been included on various DVD releases from BBC Video.
Doctor Who
- The Dalek Invasion of Earth (How to make Dalek cakes)
- The Romans (Feature on Roman life)
- The War Machines
- The Three Doctors (Feature on the "Whomoblie" with Jon Pertwee)
- Robot (Filming on Doctor Who sets)
- Genesis of the Daleks (Stolen Daleks appeal)
- The Invisible Enemy
- The Stones of Blood
- The Horns of Nimon (part 1 of a 2-part retrospective documentary)
- The Leisure Hive
- Castrovalva
- The Five Doctors
- Black Orchid
- The Mark of the Rani
- Doctor Who (1996) (part 2 of a 2-part retrospective documentary)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
- From Series 1 DVD set: Set visit.
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 companion Steven Taylor opposite William Hartnell's First Doctor in The Chase (1965).
Janet Ellis played Tika in the story The Horns of Nimon (1979).
Christopher Wenner had a walk-on part in The Awakening (1984).
Sarah Greene was unrecognisable as a bubble-wrap clad alien in Attack of the Cybermen (1985).
See also
- Doctor Who Magazine Issue 334, a Blue Peter special issue
