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Blue Peter: 1978-1979

79 episodes · first aired Sep 11, 1978

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  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 11, 1978 Expedition USA Hollywood, Houston, New Orleans and Washington are all on the itinerary of Blue Peter's whistle-stop tour of the USA. Today Lesley and Simon join in the New Orleans 4 July…
  2. 2 Episode 2 Sep 14, 1978 ' He flies through the air with the greatest of ease.... the daring young man on the water skis.' Expert Christopher Wenner has been ski-ing on and over water since he was a 14-year-old in…
  3. 3 Episode 3 Sep 18, 1978 "Way down yonder in New Orleans..." Expedition USA Lesley and Simon explore the birthplace of jazz, ride a steam-boat on the mighty Mississippi and sample a Po'boy.
  4. 4 Episode 4 Sep 21, 1978 'Everything in the garden's lovely...' when Percy Thrower's around to lend a hand. He will be giving tips for the autumn. And Jack and Jill meet some fish they can't eat!
  5. 5 Episode 5 Sep 25, 1978 Including the first TV showing of the prototype of a new British electronic control system for model rail layouts. This exciting invention makes it possible to control four locos…
  6. 6 Episode 6 Sep 28, 1978 Expedition USA Break One Nine! Are there any smokies in the area? Double Dutch? No - just the language of CB (Citizen Band) Radio in Texas. Simon discovers how this new form of radio…
  7. 7 Episode 7 Oct 2, 1978 On 16 October Blue Peter will be 20 years old! You can join in the celebrations with a Birthday Quiz - watch today to discover how to enter and what special birthday prizes you can win by…
  8. 8 Episode 8 Oct 5, 1978
  9. 9 Episode 9 Oct 9, 1978 with Lesley Judd, Simon Groom, Christopher Wenner and Clare Francis who returns to the studio with an exciting account of her 27,000-mile sail around the world on ADC Accutrac.
  10. 10 Episode 10 Oct 12, 1978
  11. 11 Episode 11 Oct 16, 1978 The 20th Birthday Celebrations: Join in with guests Leila Williams, Christopher Trace, Valerie Singleton, John Noakes and Peter Purves. Watch out for the nationwide Birthday Balloon Launch…
  12. 12 Episode 12 Oct 19, 1978 "England expects..." must be the most famous signal in naval history. Today's programme includes two personal mementoes worn by Admiral Lord Nelson on HMS Victory when he was struck down…
  13. 13 Episode 13 Oct 23, 1978 Expedition USA Simon takes his life in his hands on a Texan mechanical bucking bull, and at the NASA Space Centre boards the experimental Shuttle - the world's first re-usable space craft.
  14. 14 Episode 14 Oct 26, 1978 Red Indian Teddy Make your bear the chief of your tribe, complete with feathered headdress and tomahawk plus a Teddy-sized tee-pee and camp fire. When the clocks go back next Sunday and…
  15. 15 Episode 15 Oct 30, 1978 Scaling giant walls and leaping water jumps are just a couple of the obstacles tackled by Simon and Chris when they attempt the assault course at Aldershot.
  16. 16 Episode 16 Nov 2, 1978 12-year-old authoress Lindsay Brown whose 39,000-word adventure story The Treasure of Dubarry Castle is published today.
  17. 17 Episode 17 Nov 6, 1978
  18. 18 Episode 18 Nov 9, 1978
  19. 19 Episode 19 Nov 13, 1978 And the results of the Goldie Limerick Competition Find out today whether your limerick has won a top prize.
  20. 20 Episode 20 Nov 16, 1978 Only 39 days to go until Christmas so now's the time to get ahead with cards and presents! Lesley shows some ideas for cards that cost only a few pence to make.
  21. 21 Episode 21 Nov 20, 1978
  22. 22 Episode 22 Nov 23, 1978
  23. 23 Episode 23 Nov 27, 1978 "Somebody, Somewhere Needs Your Help." Find out how you can join in with Blue Peter's 1978 Appeal and have a paper and pencil handy for the depot address.
  24. 24 Episode 24 Nov 30, 1978 A behind-the-scenes look at the final auditions for the young princes and princesses who will star with Yul Brynner in The King and I.
  25. 25 Episode 25 Dec 4, 1978 Meet eight purrfect winners from the National Cat Club Show and see them compete for the Blue Peter Supreme Championship.
  26. 26 Episode 26 Dec 7, 1978 Don't miss today's stop-press news about the Medi-Bike Appeal and see the latest figures on the Totaliser.
  27. 27 Episode 27 Dec 11, 1978 How does a puppet come to life? All will be revealed today when the visual effects experts from the new "Pinocchio" series stage a special demonstration in the Blue Peter studio.
  28. 28 Episode 28 Dec 14, 1978 A behind-the-scenes look at the filming for this year's All Star Record Breakers - in Blue Peter's Italian sunken garden!
  29. 29 Episode 29 Dec 18, 1978 With the third candle lit on the Advent Crown, there are only 151 hours to go to the great day! But there's still time to make a last-minute all-purpose decoration and send your stamps and…
  30. 30 Episode 30 Dec 21, 1978 Join in with carols round the tree with the children of ALLFARTHINGS SCHOOL, WARLINGHAM COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL. and the BAND OF THE CHALK FARM BRANCH OF THE SALVATION ARMY.
  31. 31 Episode 31 Dec 28, 1978 Review of the Year Re-live Blue Peter's highlights of 1978 as Simon rides the Tower Bridge Death Slide, Christopher takes to the skies-on water-skis, and Lesley has a cuddle with…
  32. 32 Episode 32 Jan 1, 1979 Has the Medi-Bike Appeal hit the jackpot? Find out today if your old stamps and coins have reached the target of 400 Medi-Bikes.
  33. 33 Episode 33 Jan 4, 1979 Did you get a diary for Christmas? More than 300 years ago a young man started a ten-year diary written in secret code. Lesley and Christopher tell the story of Samuel Pepys and the diary…
  34. 34 Episode 34 Jan 8, 1979 Knotty Problem? Knot when Dr Edward Hunters around! The famous inventor of Hunter's Bend shows how knot can be carved from wood.
  35. 35 Episode 35 Jan 11, 1979 Post Haste!: The first-ever showing of Britain's new stamps for 1979's International Year of the Child. Find out how you could become the designer of the official Post Office First Day…
  36. 36 Episode 36 Jan 15, 1979
  37. 37 Episode 37 Jan 18, 1979
  38. 38 Episode 38 Jan 22, 1979 On 17 January. 1912 Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition reached the South Pole - only to find a Norwegian flag planted there! Chris investigates the dramatic story of Roald Amundsen - the…
  39. 39 Episode 39 Jan 25, 1979 All Bird Spotters! Details of how you can help the RSPB's great Garden Bird Count to be launched this Saturday.
  40. 40 Episode 40 Jan 29, 1979 Pussies Galore! Silver Tabbies Jack and Jill share their third birthday celebrations with Britain's newest breed of cat, Fearless Tipper.
  41. 41 Episode 41 Feb 1, 1979 Fifteen years after discovering the South Pole, Norwegian explorer ROALD AMUNDSEN attempted the world's first airship flight over the North Pole. Christopher tells the story of this…
  42. 42 Episode 42 Feb 5, 1979 Including the first-ever TV showing of scenes from The Exile, Britain's newest space fantasy filmed by schoolboys Robert Poole and Nigel Brown from Wiltshire.
  43. 43 Episode 43 Feb 8, 1979 Has your design been chosen for the official Post Office First Day Cover for the International Year of the Child stamps? Find out today as the competition results are announced.
  44. 44 Episode 44 Feb 12, 1979
  45. 45 Episode 45 Feb 15, 1979
  46. 46 Episode 46 Feb 19, 1979 A Bright New Elvis!: The first television appearance of 14-year-old Robert Bright, who takes over the part of the young Elvis Presley in the hit West End musical next week. Plus the…
  47. 47 Episode 47 Feb 22, 1979 Do you have a garden, a back yard or a window box? Join Percy Thrower in the Blue Peter garden with tips for planting flowers and veg.
  48. 48 Episode 48 Feb 26, 1979
  49. 49 Episode 49 Mar 1, 1979
  50. 50 Episode 50 Mar 5, 1979
  51. 51 Episode 51 Mar 8, 1979
  52. 52 Episode 52 Mar 12, 1979
  53. 53 Episode 53 Mar 15, 1979
  54. 54 Episode 54 Mar 19, 1979
  55. 55 Episode 55 Mar 22, 1979 Val travels to Amsterdam to visit the house where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis for two years, whilst back in the studio, a miniature fairground has been constructed…
  56. 56 Episode 56 Mar 26, 1979
  57. 57 Episode 57 Mar 29, 1979
  58. 58 Episode 58 Apr 2, 1979
  59. 59 Episode 59 Apr 5, 1979
  60. 60 Episode 60 Apr 9, 1979
  61. 61 Episode 61 Apr 12, 1979
  62. 62 Episode 62 Apr 19, 1979
  63. 63 Episode 63 Apr 23, 1979
  64. 64 Episode 64 Apr 26, 1979
  65. 65 Episode 65 Apr 30, 1979
  66. 66 Episode 66 May 3, 1979
  67. 67 Episode 67 May 10, 1979
  68. 68 Episode 68 May 14, 1979
  69. 69 Episode 69 May 17, 1979
  70. 70 Episode 70 May 21, 1979
  71. 71 Episode 71 May 24, 1979
  72. 72 Episode 72 May 31, 1979
  73. 73 Episode 73 Jun 4, 1979
  74. 74 Episode 74 Jun 7, 1979
  75. 75 Episode 75 Jun 11, 1979
  76. 76 Episode 76 Jun 14, 1979
  77. 77 Episode 77 Jun 18, 1979
  78. 78 Episode 78 Jun 21, 1979
  79. 79 Episode 79 Jun 25, 1979