The brainchild of John Hunter Blair, Blue Peter was first transmitted on 16th. October 1958 and was introduced by Christopher Trace (25 years old and a former army officer, turned actor) and Leila Williams (21 years old and the former Miss Great Britain 1957 ) from the BBC Lime Grove Studios and is still running today.
When Blue Peter began, the programme was very different from the one you see now. It was shorter, shown only once a week and consisted mainly of Chris showing model railway layouts and Leila showing dolls. There were no pets, no badges and no ship, but there was the familiar theme tune, called "Barnacle Bill". Tony Hart appeared telling and drawing stories about Packi the baby elephant.
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