Episode guide
Blue Peter: 1973-1974
82 episodes · first aired Sep 10, 1973
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- 1 Episode 1 Sep 10, 1973 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 Episode 2 Sep 13, 1973 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…
- 3 Episode 3 Sep 17, 1973 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 Episode 4 Sep 20, 1973 Expedition Ivory Coast The sinister story of the Sacred Masks and the Yacouba acrobats.
- 5 Episode 5 Sep 24, 1973 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 Episode 6 Sep 27, 1973 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 Episode 7 Oct 1, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 8 Episode 8 Oct 4, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 9 Episode 9 Oct 8, 1973 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…
- 10 Episode 10 Oct 11, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 11 Episode 11 Oct 15, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 12 Episode 12 Oct 18, 1973 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 Episode 13 Oct 22, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 14 Episode 14 Oct 25, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 15 Episode 15 Oct 29, 1973 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…
- 16 Episode 16 Nov 1, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 17 Episode 17 Nov 5, 1973 Petra celebrates her 11th birthday, and Dr Who, alias Jon Pertwee, demonstrates his amazing new car.
- 18 Episode 18 Nov 8, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 19 Episode 19 Nov 12, 1973 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…
- 20 Episode 20 Nov 15, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 21 Episode 21 Nov 19, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 22 Episode 22 Nov 22, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 23 Episode 23 Nov 26, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 24 Episode 24 Nov 29, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 25 Episode 25 Dec 3, 1973 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…
- 26 Episode 26 Dec 6, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 27 Episode 27 Dec 10, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 28 Episode 28 Dec 13, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 29 Episode 29 Dec 17, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 30 Episode 30 Dec 20, 1973 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 31 Episode 31 Dec 24, 1973 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…
- 32 Episode 32 Dec 31, 1973 Review of the Year - including John’s five-mile free fall, the amazing Uri Geller and the special message from Pope Paul VI.
- 33 Episode 33 Jan 3, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 34 Episode 34 Jan 7, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 35 Episode 35 Jan 10, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 36 Episode 36 Jan 14, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 37 Episode 37 Jan 17, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 38 Episode 38 Jan 21, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 39 Episode 39 Jan 24, 1974 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…
- 40 Episode 40 Jan 28, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 41 Episode 41 Jan 31, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 42 Episode 42 Feb 4, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 43 Episode 43 Feb 7, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 44 Episode 44 Feb 11, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 45 Episode 45 Feb 14, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 46 Episode 46 Feb 18, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 47 Episode 47 Feb 21, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 48 Episode 48 Feb 25, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 49 Episode 49 Feb 28, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 50 Episode 50 Mar 4, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 51 Episode 51 Mar 7, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 52 Episode 52 Mar 11, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 53 Episode 53 Mar 14, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 54 Episode 54 Mar 18, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 55 Episode 55 Mar 21, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 56 Episode 56 Mar 25, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 57 Episode 57 Mar 28, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 58 Episode 58 Apr 1, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 59 Episode 59 Apr 4, 1974 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…
- 60 Episode 60 Apr 8, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 61 Episode 61 Apr 11, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 62 Episode 62 Apr 18, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 63 Episode 63 Apr 22, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 64 Episode 64 Apr 25, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 65 Episode 65 Apr 29, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 66 Episode 66 May 2, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 67 Episode 67 May 6, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 68 Episode 68 May 9, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 69 Episode 69 May 13, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 70 Episode 70 May 16, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 71 Episode 71 May 20, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 72 Episode 72 May 23, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 73 Episode 73 May 27, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 74 Episode 74 Jun 3, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 75 Episode 75 Jun 6, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 76 Episode 76 Jun 10, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 77 Episode 77 Jun 13, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 78 Episode 78 Jun 17, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 79 Episode 79 Jun 20, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 80 Episode 80 Jun 24, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 81 Episode 81 Jun 27, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
- 82 Episode 82 Jul 1, 1974 with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd. Today you can discover where the Blue Peter team is off to for the summer expedition.