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Blue Peter: 1976-1977

80 episodes · first aired Sep 13, 1976

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  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 13, 1976 Expedition Brunei John Noakes , Peter Purves and Lesley Judd explore one of the world's first commuter waterways 9,000 miles from the Blue Peter studio, and take part in a Hash Chase-a…
  2. 2 Episode 2 Sep 16, 1976 The summer holidays have meant hard work for Rags, Blue Peter's trainee pony for handicapped riders. Today she copes with her first experience of traffic on the open road.
  3. 3 Episode 3 Sep 20, 1976 Expedition Brunei In a land of contrasts tribal hunters stalk their prey a mere 100 miles from Brunei's sophisticated natural gas plant. The men of the Punan tribe give John a lesson on…
  4. 4 Episode 4 Sep 23, 1976 To Bishop Rock by Chopper Lesley returns to the scene of her narrow escape from death-but exchanges the breeches buoy for the new Trinity House helicopter service to the Bishop Rock…
  5. 5 Episode 5 Sep 27, 1976 Rags at Ascot Blue Peter's trainee pony for handicapped riders goes to the races and joins the VIPs in Tattersalls at Britain's premier race-course.
  6. 6 Episode 6 Sep 30, 1976
  7. 7 Episode 7 Oct 4, 1976 Silver Jubilee Competition It's over 40 years since Britain's last Royal Silver Jubilee and already preparations for the 1977 celebrations are under way. Today John, Peter and Lesley will…
  8. 8 Episode 8 Oct 7, 1976 John Noakes, Peter Purves and Lesley Judd have a cup of tea inside the piston of the world's largest working beam engine at Kew Bridge Pumping Station.
  9. 9 Episode 9 Oct 11, 1976 Expedition Brunei John Noakes, Peter Purves and Lesley Judd visit a dentist who mends shoes, fly with 10,000 bats, take part in a Hash Chase through the sweltering jungle and broadcast in…
  10. 10 Episode 10 Oct 14, 1976
  11. 11 Episode 11 Oct 18, 1976 George Stephenson's 'Locomotion' thundered along the track between Stockton and Darlington 151 years ago. Today JOHN and PETER go back in time and drive a full-size replica.
  12. 12 Episode 12 Oct 21, 1976 Brunei's Birthday Bonanza A fly-past of state helicopters and a procession of stilt walkers and jugglers marked the 30th birthday of the Sultan, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah…
  13. 13 Episode 13 Oct 25, 1976 Silver Jubilee Competition Today you can see the results of the competition to design a picture to commemorate the 25 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and to discover whether your…
  14. 14 Episode 14 Oct 28, 1976 Including a report from France, in which LESLEY tells the story of the Burghers of Calais and how 600 years ago, six brave citizens walked out of their besieged town to face certain death…
  15. 15 Episode 15 Nov 1, 1976
  16. 16 Episode 16 Nov 4, 1976
  17. 17 Episode 17 Nov 8, 1976 Real gladiators' armour and a 2,000-year-old loaf of bread are two of the fascinating collectors' items John saw when he took Blue Peter cameras to Italy and visited the site of the…
  18. 18 Episode 18 Nov 11, 1976
  19. 19 Episode 19 Nov 15, 1976 Lesley joins 'Missus' and meets her baby - the first dolphin ever to be born and bred in Britain.
  20. 20 Episode 20 Nov 18, 1976 The lights go down in London as John helps with a spectacular piece of demolition that will change the face of world-famous Piccadilly Circus, and Lesley starts a series of…
  21. 21 Episode 21 Nov 22, 1976 Trainee guide dogs Imogen, Ivan, Jonathan; Jasmine, Tina, Tracey, Merry, Misty, Meg and Bella were bought by viewers as a result of the 3B's Appeal. The pups made their first TV appearance…
  22. 22 Episode 22 Nov 25, 1976 We've four weeks left to prepare for Christmas. Lesley shows a present to make for mums, aunts and older sisters.
  23. 23 Episode 23 Nov 29, 1976 Somebody, somewhere needs your help. Today JOHN, PETER and LESLEY will be announcing details of the 1976 Appeal and showing how old junk can save lives. Have a paper and pencil handy to…
  24. 24 Episode 24 Dec 2, 1976 The 1976 Appeal is on! Help fill the Blue Peter Depot. Find out today how much has already arrived and what you can do to help reach the target.
  25. 25 Episode 25 Dec 6, 1976 Lifeline Lebanon As the result of the Civil War hundreds and thousands of children and babies-many of them orphans-are in a desperate condition. Some are badly burned, others have been…
  26. 26 Episode 26 Dec 9, 1976 Blue Peter film cameras bring a stop press report from the Appeal Depot to show how the Lifeline Lebanon stamps and postcards are being sorted.
  27. 27 Episode 27 Dec 13, 1976 Naturalist Grahame Dangerfield badly needs a mate for his rare Indian wood owl - one of the 120 different species of birds and animals filmed by Blue Peter cameras at the new wildlife…
  28. 28 Episode 28 Dec 16, 1976
  29. 29 Episode 29 Dec 20, 1976
  30. 30 Episode 30 Dec 23, 1976 Join in with carols round the tree, with the children of the John Scurr Junior School, Warlingham County Secondary School and the Band of the Chalk Farm Branch of the Salvation Army in…
  31. 31 Episode 31 Dec 30, 1976 Do you remember ... when John and Peter helped bath Rodney Bewes's triplets? Lesley's historic flight to America on Concorde? Wobbling Wally, Britain's largest flag and John's Fierljeppen?…
  32. 32 Episode 32 Jan 3, 1977 Has the Lifeline Reached the Lebanon? Will the stamps and postcards pouring into the Collection Depot reach the two million target on the Totaliser? If so, Blue Peter viewers will have…
  33. 33 Episode 33 Jan 6, 1977 Twelfth Night is coming, but don't throw your Christmas cards away - turn them into an exciting game that anyone can play.
  34. 34 Episode 34 Jan 10, 1977 Blue Peter film cameras take to the high seas when Lesley meets the crew of HMS Dance, alias 'HMS Hero' of Warship fame.
  35. 35 Episode 35 Jan 13, 1977 PETER becomes a carillonneur when he plays the 47 bells of Loughborough's world-famous Carillon, and discovers how manure played a vital part in their casting.
  36. 36 Episode 36 Jan 17, 1977 Glen Nevis Splashdown! John goes mattress racing in Scotland and joins the men of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team on their annual splash down the icy rapids of Glen Nevis.
  37. 37 Episode 37 Jan 20, 1977
  38. 38 Episode 38 Jan 24, 1977 Up Helly Aa! For hundreds of years the Shetland Islanders have celebrated the end of the Viking winter with a spectacular and fiery ceremony. John reports from the great blaze at Lerwick.
  39. 39 Episode 39 Jan 27, 1977 Jack and Jill, Blue Peter's twin tabbies, celebrate their first birthday on Saturday. Today you can see a flashback of their very first TV appearance.
  40. 40 Episode 40 Jan 31, 1977
  41. 41 Episode 41 Feb 3, 1977
  42. 42 Episode 42 Feb 7, 1977 An important day for Buttons, Blue Peter's third guide dog, as she joins her new owner.
  43. 43 Episode 43 Feb 10, 1977
  44. 44 Episode 44 Feb 14, 1977 If you want to grow your own vegetables this spring and summer, Percy Thrower will be giving some useful tips direct from the Blue Peter garden.
  45. 45 Episode 45 Feb 17, 1977 A Recipe for Porridge But not the kind you eat - when John joins Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale and the rest of the team during filming for the new series of Porridge.
  46. 46 Episode 46 Feb 21, 1977
  47. 47 Episode 47 Feb 24, 1977 Olympic gold medallist Jim Fox and news of the latest scheme to win more British Olympic medals.
  48. 48 Episode 48 Feb 28, 1977 Including a preview of Britain's National Stamp Exhibition and details of a special concession for all Blue Peter badge winners.
  49. 49 Episode 49 Mar 3, 1977 High Speed Train Wash! A prototype of the first OO gauge model of the high-speed train makes a test run on the Blue Peter layout, and for railway enthusiasts who want to keep their locos…
  50. 50 Episode 50 Mar 7, 1977 Captain Yvonne Sintes , Britain's only woman commercial airline Captain, shows LESLEY what happens behind the scenes to get a flight into the air.
  51. 51 Episode 51 Mar 10, 1977
  52. 52 Episode 52 Mar 14, 1977 Can you write backwards, inside-out and upside-down with both hands at the same time and in italics, and carry on a conversation? Britain's ' Trionic Man', John Clogg of Addlestone…
  53. 53 Episode 53 Mar 17, 1977
  54. 54 Episode 54 Mar 21, 1977 An attempt by 15-year-old Peter Pinsent, British Lightweight Champion, to create a new weightlifting record.
  55. 55 Episode 55 Mar 24, 1977 Barbershop Harmony Peter joins the West Country's Five in a Bar, winners of BBC Radio's National Barbershop Competition.
  56. 56 Episode 56 Mar 28, 1977 Lebanon postcards with deltiologist Ronnie Barker.
  57. 57 Episode 57 Mar 31, 1977 Halifax comes to the Blue Peter studio in full voice with their 150-strong choral society.
  58. 58 Episode 58 Apr 4, 1977 The Big Band Sound with the girls and boys of Rawlins School, Quorn joined by guest soloist Roy Castle.
  59. 59 Episode 59 Apr 7, 1977
  60. 60 Episode 60 Apr 14, 1977
  61. 61 Episode 61 Apr 18, 1977 Lesley makes a splash as she's put through the rigours of an Army Assault Course.
  62. 62 Episode 62 Apr 21, 1977 Calling All Cooks John demonstrates his culinary skills with another of his Noakes Gastronomic Specials.
  63. 63 Episode 63 Apr 25, 1977
  64. 64 Episode 64 Apr 28, 1977 Doctor Who Make There's another four months before Dr Who returns to television, but why wait? Ask your grocer for a large cardboard box and build your own toy theatre complete with…
  65. 65 Episode 65 May 2, 1977 John visits Zeebrugge and reports on one of the most dangerous and daring exploits of the Great War.
  66. 66 Episode 66 May 5, 1977
  67. 67 Episode 67 May 9, 1977
  68. 68 Episode 68 May 12, 1977 News of the latest Guide Dogs for the Blind Training Centre and the 3Bs Appeal Puppy Kennels.
  69. 69 Episode 69 May 16, 1977 Jaff, a border collie from Wales, demonstrates his amazing skill of feeding a lamb from a bottle.
  70. 70 Episode 70 May 19, 1977 Guide Dog Buttons takes her owner ELSIE WHITEHEAD to Chelsea, for the world's most famous flower show.
  71. 71 Episode 71 May 23, 1977 Nicola Griffin, the youngest artist ever to design the cover of Europe's best-selling magazine. Today John and Nicola go behind the scenes at the printers to watch the first of the…
  72. 72 Episode 72 May 26, 1977
  73. 73 Episode 73 May 30, 1977 Jubilee Spring Clean! JOHN joins steeple-jack Reg Dosell on a perilous 170-foot ascent by stepladder to give Admiral Lord Nelson a wash and , brush-up for the Queen's Silver Jubilee…
  74. 74 Episode 74 Jun 2, 1977 Jubilee Walk Way A preview of Britain's newest tourist attraction. JOHN and Shep follow the trail of the 5¼-mile walk to be dedicated by the Queen on 9 June.
  75. 75 Episode 75 Jun 9, 1977 Rags to Riches Two years ago Blue Peter viewers collected 800 tons of old wool and cotton to provide badly needed help for handicapped children and adults. Now Rags, the trainee pony for…
  76. 76 Episode 76 Jun 13, 1977 Shep made history when he became the first dog ever to be sculpted for Madame Tussaud 's famous waxworks. Today JOHN and Shep come face to face with John and Shep at the official unveiling.
  77. 77 Episode 77 Jun 16, 1977 Narrow Escapes JOHN, PETER and LESLEY relive some of their most heart-stopping moments during the past ten years. Hold your breath with them as John falls five miles, Lesley escapes death…
  78. 78 Episode 78 Jun 23, 1977 Blowpipes and Bloodsuckers Highlights of Blue Peter's eventful expedition to Brunei in Northern Borneo, when the Chief of the Punan tribe gave JOHN a blowpipe lesson, LESLEY met a mini…
  79. 79 Episode 79 Jun 27, 1977 See How They Fall! Lesley demolishes ten chimneys and creates an industrial world record with "Blue Peter"'s biggest ever blast-off.
  80. 80 Episode 80 Jun 30, 1977 Setting Sail John goes sailing with Claire Francis as she prepares for her round-the-world race and the "Blue Peter" team prepares for its 1977 Summer Expedition. Discover which foreign…