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Blue Peter

1973-1974

1973 · 82 episodes

  1. 1. Episode 1

    1973-09-10

    Expedition Ivory Coast In today’s programme, John and Pete in their dug-out canoe battle with 15-foot waves and Lesley explores a ghost town on the edge of the jungle.

  2. 2. Episode 2

    1973-09-13

    Expedition Ivory Coast When the jungle trail runs out, John, Pete and Lesley take to canoes to visit Tiegba, a fishing village built on stilts over the muddy waters of a tropical lagoon. Making a splash on the Ivory Coast.

  3. 3. Episode 3

    1973-09-17

    Expedition - Ivory Coast John, Pete and Lesley meet the knife painters of Fakar, where each man paints a picture every day, and six-year-old Emmanuel who sews faster than a machine.

  4. 4. Episode 4

    1973-09-20

    Expedition Ivory Coast The sinister story of the Sacred Masks and the Yacouba acrobats.

  5. 5. Episode 5

    1973-09-24

    Expedition - Ivory Coast John, Peter and Lesley come face to face with crocodiles at the Sacred Lake and meet the strolling Balafon players-with six foot xylophones made of solid wood.

  6. 6. Episode 6

    1973-09-27

    Expedition - Ivory Coast John, Peter and Lesley cross the jungle barefoot on a sweeping creeper bridge to find the ten-foot stilt dancers of Gouessesso.

  7. 7. Episode 7

    1973-10-01

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  8. 8. Episode 8

    1973-10-04

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  9. 9. Episode 9

    1973-10-08

    John Noakes trains with the RAF’s Flying Falcons In preparation for his five-mile drop through the sky. According to the Guinness Book of Records, John is the first civilian in Britain ever to have achieved this spectacular feat.

  10. 10. Episode 10

    1973-10-11

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  11. 11. Episode 11

    1973-10-15

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  12. 12. Episode 12

    1973-10-18

    John meets a famous actress - Charlotte Rhodes. Few people realise that The Onedin Line‘s famous ship plays many different parts, and today you can see how the transformations take place.

  13. 13. Episode 13

    1973-10-22

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  14. 14. Episode 14

    1973-10-25

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  15. 15. Episode 15

    1973-10-29

    Five months ago Lesley visited Whipsnade Zoo for the selection of the 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales’s new mascot. Today you can watch Dewi II’s debut at Cardiff Castle in front Of HRH the Prince of Wales, and see how he reacted to his period of intensive square bashing.

  16. 16. Episode 16

    1973-11-01

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  17. 17. Episode 17

    1973-11-05

    Petra celebrates her 11th birthday, and Dr Who, alias Jon Pertwee, demonstrates his amazing new car.

  18. 18. Episode 18

    1973-11-08

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  19. 19. Episode 19

    1973-11-12

    Today Valerie and John go behind-the-scenes at Westminster Abbey to see the preparations being made for this week’s Royal Wedding. More than 500-million people in five continents are expected to be viewing on Wednesday, and the Wedding will be televised ' live ' to 16 different countries. The BBC will be using 50 cameras and 14 mobile control rooms to cover the event, and in today’s Blue Peter you can see where the cameras are hidden in the Abbey.

  20. 20. Episode 20

    1973-11-15

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  21. 21. Episode 21

    1973-11-19

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  22. 22. Episode 22

    1973-11-22

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  23. 23. Episode 23

    1973-11-26

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  24. 24. Episode 24

    1973-11-29

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  25. 25. Episode 25

    1973-12-03

    Over 2,000 cats and kittens entered for Saturday’s National Cat Club Championship Show at Olympia. Lesley judged the Blue Peter classes and, today, the eight first prizewinners will be in the studio to compete for the Blue Peter Supreme Championship.

  26. 26. Episode 26

    1973-12-06

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  27. 27. Episode 27

    1973-12-10

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  28. 28. Episode 28

    1973-12-13

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  29. 29. Episode 29

    1973-12-17

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  30. 30. Episode 30

    1973-12-20

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  31. 31. Episode 31

    1973-12-24

    Arthur Askey shows John and Pete how to play the parts of the Ugly Sisters, with Lesley as Prince Charming and Val as Cinderella. Join in carols around the tree with the Band of the Chalk Farm Branch of the Salvation Army plus news of the Blue Peter Stampede.

  32. 32. Episode 32

    1973-12-31

    Review of the Year - including John’s five-mile free fall, the amazing Uri Geller and the special message from Pope Paul VI.

  33. 33. Episode 33

    1974-01-03

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  34. 34. Episode 34

    1974-01-07

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  35. 35. Episode 35

    1974-01-10

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  36. 36. Episode 36

    1974-01-14

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  37. 37. Episode 37

    1974-01-17

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  38. 38. Episode 38

    1974-01-21

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  39. 39. Episode 39

    1974-01-24

    Paco Pena and his Flamenco Puro Paco, with dancers Margarita and Faiquillo De Cordoba, teach Lesley the basic flamenco steps to rhythm provided by John and Pete with Barrilito, El Sordera and Basilisco.

  40. 40. Episode 40

    1974-01-28

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  41. 41. Episode 41

    1974-01-31

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  42. 42. Episode 42

    1974-02-04

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  43. 43. Episode 43

    1974-02-07

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  44. 44. Episode 44

    1974-02-11

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  45. 45. Episode 45

    1974-02-14

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  46. 46. Episode 46

    1974-02-18

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  47. 47. Episode 47

    1974-02-21

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  48. 48. Episode 48

    1974-02-25

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  49. 49. Episode 49

    1974-02-28

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  50. 50. Episode 50

    1974-03-04

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  51. 51. Episode 51

    1974-03-07

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  52. 52. Episode 52

    1974-03-11

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  53. 53. Episode 53

    1974-03-14

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  54. 54. Episode 54

    1974-03-18

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  55. 55. Episode 55

    1974-03-21

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  56. 56. Episode 56

    1974-03-25

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  57. 57. Episode 57

    1974-03-28

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  58. 58. Episode 58

    1974-04-01

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  59. 59. Episode 59

    1974-04-04

    Hannah, the labrador bought by Blue Peter viewers with a silver paper collection, and her latest litter of six puppies (one of them is shown here) - plus Bonnie the Kennel cat. The pups make their debut today.

  60. 60. Episode 60

    1974-04-08

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  61. 61. Episode 61

    1974-04-11

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  62. 62. Episode 62

    1974-04-18

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  63. 63. Episode 63

    1974-04-22

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  64. 64. Episode 64

    1974-04-25

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  65. 65. Episode 65

    1974-04-29

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  66. 66. Episode 66

    1974-05-02

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  67. 67. Episode 67

    1974-05-06

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  68. 68. Episode 68

    1974-05-09

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  69. 69. Episode 69

    1974-05-13

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  70. 70. Episode 70

    1974-05-16

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  71. 71. Episode 71

    1974-05-20

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  72. 72. Episode 72

    1974-05-23

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  73. 73. Episode 73

    1974-05-27

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  74. 74. Episode 74

    1974-06-03

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  75. 75. Episode 75

    1974-06-06

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  76. 76. Episode 76

    1974-06-10

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  77. 77. Episode 77

    1974-06-13

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  78. 78. Episode 78

    1974-06-17

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  79. 79. Episode 79

    1974-06-20

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  80. 80. Episode 80

    1974-06-24

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  81. 81. Episode 81

    1974-06-27

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

  82. 82. Episode 82

    1974-07-01

    with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd. Today you can discover where the Blue Peter team is off to for the summer expedition.

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