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Blue Peter: 1979-1980

81 episodes · first aired Sep 10, 1979

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  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 10, 1979 Expedition Egypt: Treasure and Camels Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only one still stands today, the massive Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycetimus, built by the Pharaohs…
  2. 2 Episode 2 Sep 13, 1979 Fit for a Queen A teddy made of chrysanthemums, a koala bear with a plum for a nose and an owl sitting under a banana moon were just three of the hundreds of stunning floral displays…
  3. 3 Episode 3 Sep 17, 1979 Expedition Egypt: Hall of Pillars Simon and Tina explore one of the Wonders of the World-the temple built in honour of the great god Amun, at Karnak. One hundred and thirty-four massive…
  4. 4 Episode 4 Sep 20, 1979 Transglobe Ahoy! Ran, Ginny and the crew will be reporting back to Blue Peter throughout the Transglobe Expedition's 55,000-mile voyage. Chris was on board the Benjamin Bowring for a…
  5. 5 Episode 5 Sep 24, 1979 The Gardening Family Are there michaelmas daisies at the bottom of your garden? Do you grow lilac, gladioli, tradescantia, Virginia creeper, or tulip, plane and acacia trees? All these…
  6. 6 Episode 6 Sep 27, 1979 'Expedition Egypt' Do you know what an oil tanker, a grand opera, a French engineer and an empress have in common? You can find out in today's report from Egypt, where Tina and Simon go…
  7. 7 Episode 7 Oct 1, 1979 Goldie Goes to School Ex-guide dog trainer Richard Duckworth puts pupils of all breeds and temperaments through their paces at his unusual school for dogs.
  8. 8 Episode 8 Oct 4, 1979 Expedition Egypt The amazing child weavers of Herrania, whose tapestries are sought after by collectors all over the world.
  9. 9 Episode 9 Oct 8, 1979 It's smelly work down on the farm as Simon and Goldie get to grips with silage-making to feed the cows this winter.
  10. 10 Episode 10 Oct 11, 1979 1066 and All That.... It's 913 years since Britain was successfully invaded and next Sunday marks the anniversary of the famous battle that took place at Hastings. Christopher has taken…
  11. 11 Episode 11 Oct 15, 1979 21st Birthday Programme Join in the celebrations with Simon, Chris, Tina and the animals, including the first-ever presentation of the Blue Peter 'Award for Outstanding Endeavour'. With…
  12. 12 Episode 12 Oct 18, 1979
  13. 13 Episode 13 Oct 22, 1979 Good news for model railway fans today! Vintage '00' gauge ocos dating from the 1920s will be chugging along the Blue Peter layout-making what may well be their last public run. before…
  14. 14 Episode 14 Oct 25, 1979 'Oh I wish I'd looked after me teeth' - says Pam Ayres who will be in the studio today rendering her famous poem with its awful warning to compulsive sweet-suckers.
  15. 15 Episode 15 Oct 29, 1979 The Long Sleep Tortoises Maggie and Jim make positively their last appearance before their winter hibernation!
  16. 16 Episode 16 Nov 1, 1979 Where are they Now? News of the eight puppies born to Petra in September 1965.
  17. 17 Episode 17 Nov 5, 1979 Next Saturday's Lord Mayor's Show features a covered wagon from Alberta, Canada, birthplace of the new Lord Mayor. Meet the four outriders as they mosey along to the Blue Peter studio…
  18. 18 Episode 18 Nov 8, 1979 Top cook Delia Smith joins the team for the results of the Gorgeous Grub competition. Find out if you've won one of the unique Blue Peter aprons and whether your recipe has been chosen for…
  19. 19 Episode 19 Nov 12, 1979 Catch up with the latest news about The Great Blue Peter Bring and Buy Sale... Find out how your gifts are helping to save the lives of the starving children of Cambodia.
  20. 20 Episode 20 Nov 15, 1979
  21. 21 Episode 21 Nov 19, 1979
  22. 22 Episode 22 Nov 22, 1979 Make your pocket-money go further and give your friends and relations home-made cards this Christmas. They're cheap and cheerful and different from anything you'll see in the shops.
  23. 23 Episode 23 Nov 26, 1979 Flying Cats Jack and Jill take to the skies and jet their way to Dunfermline for a guest appearance at the Edinburgh and East Scotland Cat Show. Blue Peter cameras follow their flight from…
  24. 24 Episode 24 Nov 29, 1979 George Cansdale, who's bringing a mysterious animal to the studio. George has travelled all over the world in search of rare animals and birds - he once carried some exotic snakes from…
  25. 25 Episode 25 Dec 3, 1979
  26. 26 Episode 26 Dec 6, 1979
  27. 27 Episode 27 Dec 10, 1979
  28. 28 Episode 28 Dec 13, 1979 With only four Blue Peters to go before Christmas Day, it's time to light the first candle on the Advent Crown. Chris will be demonstrating another gastronomic treat to delight your family…
  29. 29 Episode 29 Dec 17, 1979 Two hundred years ago this week the most famous pantomime star of all time was born. His name was Joseph Grimaldi , and everyone from King George III to flower-girls in the gallery knew…
  30. 30 Episode 30 Dec 20, 1979 Hurry, Hurry, Hurry! This week's your last chance to join in with the Great Blue Peter Bring and Buy Sale before the Oxfam shops take down their posters this Saturday. Thanks to you, the…
  31. 31 Episode 31 Dec 24, 1979 Christmas is Coming! And today you can see the results of the Great Blue Peter Bring and Buy Sale Auction and find out how Blue Peter viewers all over Britain have given help and hope to…
  32. 32 Episode 32 Dec 31, 1979 Question: What do Her Majesty The Queen, Rameses II, Yul Brynner, the Prime Minister, James Callaghan and 80 pantomime horses have in common? Answer: They've all taken part in Blue Peter…
  33. 33 Episode 33 Jan 3, 1980
  34. 34 Episode 34 Jan 7, 1980 On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine Join Simon and Goldie deep in the heart of the Scottish Highlands and discover how an artist's sketches drawn on a wall in a mountain lodge have provided…
  35. 35 Episode 35 Jan 10, 1980 In the Swim Chris spends the day with Britain's 800m Women's Freestyle record holder, 14-year-old Jackie Willmott from Southend. Jackie swims a gruelling 10,000m per day and starts her…
  36. 36 Episode 36 Jan 14, 1980 Frightful Flies to Freedom The remarkable story of the baby kestrel rescued and hand-reared by student Wendy Page of Loughborough University.
  37. 37 Episode 37 Jan 17, 1980 Shampoo and Set Tina shows how to make a dolls' hairdressing salon, complete with basins, showers and driers.
  38. 38 Episode 38 Jan 21, 1980 Cleopatra's Needle Each year thousands of tourists visit London's famous obelisk on the banks of the River Thames. Simon and Tina explore the quarry in Egypt where this gigantic granite…
  39. 39 Episode 39 Jan 24, 1980 Operation Oily Bird A mysterious oil-slick off the coast of Somerset has resulted in the biggest bird rescue operation since the Torrey Canyon disaster. Tina helps John Hughes, Warden in…
  40. 40 Episode 40 Jan 28, 1980
  41. 41 Episode 41 Jan 31, 1980 Join Simon on a trip back in time on the Severn Valley Railway and discover how you can win a ride on the footplate of a famous old loco.
  42. 42 Episode 42 Feb 4, 1980 Deep in the heart of Buckinghamshire, lepidopterist Margaret Beer has come up with a world first. By breeding death's-head hawk moths in captivity she has succeeded where international…
  43. 43 Episode 43 Feb 7, 1980 Welcome World ... We're Ready! That's the claim of Lake Placid, the small mountain village in the United States of America where the 13th Winter Olympic Games open next week. Tina reports…
  44. 44 Episode 44 Feb 11, 1980 Champions All There's a studio full of celebrities today with Crufts' Supreme and Obedience Champions and, ' Great Balls of Fire', none other than rock 'n' roller Jerry Lee Lewis.
  45. 45 Episode 45 Feb 14, 1980
  46. 46 Episode 46 Feb 18, 1980 Eager Beavers Barney and Bumble, two seven-month-old Canadian beavers bred at Chessington Zoo, try out the pond in the Blue Peter studio, with animal expert George Cansdale keeping an eye…
  47. 47 Episode 47 Feb 21, 1980 Calling All Gardeners Now is the time to be making plans for a bumper crop of spring vegetables and flowers. Percy Thrower joins the team in the Blue Peter garden with more helpful hints…
  48. 48 Episode 48 Feb 25, 1980
  49. 49 Episode 49 Feb 28, 1980 Vote, Vote, Vote! Do metres and milligrammes drive you dotty? Are you flummoxed by feet and ounces? Today is your chance to join in with Blue Peter's nationwide Weights and Measures Poll…
  50. 50 Episode 50 Mar 3, 1980 Ever seen a duck with six wheels? Now's your chance as Simon drives one at the Grange Cavern Museum -a mysterious labyrinth of caves underneath a Welsh hillside.
  51. 51 Episode 51 Mar 6, 1980 Operation Newt! The Cheltenham Tote Gold Cup horse race is in jeopardy-the water jump is full of great crested newts. Chris reports from the course on their rescue.
  52. 52 Episode 52 Mar 10, 1980 With Mothering Sunday only six days away, now's your chance to beat the high cost of flowers in the shops and make some everlasting violets that cost only a few pence. (Have a paper and…
  53. 53 Episode 53 Mar 13, 1980 Mountain Rescue! Chris takes to the hills on exercise with the RAF Valley Mountain Rescue Team and helps in the search for injured mountaineer Simon Groom.
  54. 54 Episode 54 Mar 17, 1980 A special programme for St Patrick's Day.
  55. 55 Episode 55 Mar 20, 1980 A-Z of Space Since 1957 five planets in our solar system have been photographed and men have walked on the moon. Reg Turnill, who reported for the BBC on the space programmes, investigates…
  56. 56 Episode 56 Mar 24, 1980 "I name this ship..." With the traditional crash of a champagne bottle, Tina launches the latest cross-channel ferry at Harland and Woolff's shipyard in Belfast. Watch out for details of a…
  57. 57 Episode 57 Mar 27, 1980
  58. 58 Episode 58 Mar 31, 1980 The Great Everest Mystery Fifty-six years ago two English climbers, GEORGE MALLORY and ANDREW IRVINE , made a bid to reach the summit of Mt Everest -and were never seen again. New evidence…
  59. 59 Episode 59 Apr 3, 1980 Dr Who's Spring Clean The BBC's travelling Dr Who exhibitions are constantly changing to keep pace with the latest monsters the Doctor tackles. Tina goes behind the scenes, to lend a hand…
  60. 60 Episode 60 Apr 10, 1980 Octavia Aviator! Twelve-year-old Paul Sharp from Retford won Blue Peter's 'Name the Owl' competition and two days as a VIP guest of the RAF's Number 8 Squadron at Lossiemouth. As well as…
  61. 61 Episode 61 Apr 14, 1980 Metric or Imperial? The results of a nationwide survey of 19,000 viewers are announced on today's programme. Find out how children voted in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales…
  62. 62 Episode 62 Apr 17, 1980 Chris goes behind-the-scenes with the Mines Rescue Service - the emergency teams on 24-hour call to cope with pit disasters.
  63. 63 Episode 63 Apr 21, 1980 Crack Pots Do you throw away your broken plates and cups and saucers? They don't in Guernsey! Simon and Goldie investigate the Channel Island's famous crockery-covered Chapel.
  64. 64 Episode 64 Apr 24, 1980 St Christopher Ahoy! The results of the competition to design a mural for the newest cross-channel ferry. Find out whether you have won a vip trip on the St Christopher's maiden voyage for…
  65. 65 Episode 65 Apr 28, 1980 The Rochdale Pioneers It's hard to imagine life without supermarkets and nowadays we take clean shops and clearly-marked prices and weights for granted. But 130 years ago finding a shop…
  66. 66 Episode 66 May 1, 1980
  67. 67 Episode 67 May 5, 1980
  68. 68 Episode 68 May 8, 1980
  69. 69 Episode 69 May 12, 1980
  70. 70 Episode 70 May 15, 1980 William and Dorothy: Dorothy Wordsworth's diary was the inspiration behind many of her brother's most famous poems Tina and Chris go back in time and become 19th-century detectives as they…
  71. 71 Episode 71 May 19, 1980
  72. 72 Episode 72 May 22, 1980 A ginger tom-cat and Britain's oldest garden under continuous cultivation are two of the unexpected finds Tina makes when she explores Westminster Abbey.
  73. 73 Episode 73 May 29, 1980 Portable Pavement: A replica of the largest Romano-British pavement north of the Alps fills the Blue Peter studio today-all 115,052 pieces of it! Simon, Chris and Tina help to fit the…
  74. 74 Episode 74 Jun 2, 1980
  75. 75 Episode 75 Jun 5, 1980
  76. 76 Episode 76 Jun 9, 1980 Fred, the bionic tortoise, shows off his new shell after a death-defying encounter with a tractor-drawn mower.
  77. 77 Episode 77 Jun 12, 1980 The Fishers of Mousehole Sarah goes mackerel fishing and eats Starry Gazey Pie.
  78. 78 Episode 78 Jun 16, 1980 Twelve years ago schoolboy Ray Gluckman grew a crystal in an eggcup. See it today in a dustbin - tipping the scale at 40 lbs and still growing!
  79. 79 Episode 79 Jun 19, 1980 ' Dear Tina, Can you still cut your toenails? ' Find out today and hear Tina's baby's heartbeats through an electronic stethoscope.
  80. 80 Episode 80 Jun 23, 1980 Highland Fling! Goldie barks open the Irvine New Town Highland Games, Jill's kittens make their first-ever studio appearance and the team prepare for the summer expedition.
  81. 81 Episode 81 Jun 30, 1980 Goldie Special with Simon Groom Britain's best-loved golden retriever gets a programme all to herself today starting with a flashback to her first-ever appearance on Blue Peter on 18 May…