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Blue Peter: 1984-1985

79 episodes · first aired Sep 10, 1984

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  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 10, 1984 Safari to Kenya Every year teams of ornithologists from all over the world compete to see how many birds can be spotted in 24 hours. Simon and Janet head north west out of Nairobi, at the…
  2. 2 Episode 2 Sep 13, 1984 Witches, Wizards and Robots - Behind the Scenes in the Land of Oz! Janet explores the Emerald City and discovers how a combination of electronics and special photographic effects can…
  3. 3 Episode 3 Sep 17, 1984 The Njemps of Lake Baringo: A tough test for the safari truck as Simon and Janet drive to the parched shores of Lake Baringo and meet one of the tribes struggling for survival in Africa's…
  4. 4 Episode 4 Sep 20, 1984 Safari to Kenya - Big Game! The Senior Ranger of the Masai Mara National Reserve, Major Henry Kipunde, has spent many years protecting Kenyan wildlife. Thanks to Henry, lions, zebra…
  5. 5 Episode 5 Sep 24, 1984 Simon and Goldie join the spinners and weavers at the' Quarry Bank Mill, Styal - 1984 Museum of the Year - and discover how children as young as 8 or 9, working as apprentices, kept the…
  6. 6 Episode 6 Sep 27, 1984 Technilogical Teddy! SuperTed returns next week and from his space station orbiting the Earth he's on the alert to answer any SOS that flickers on to his video monitor. If you'd like your…
  7. 7 Episode 7 Oct 1, 1984 SOS Big Cats! with Simon Groom Janet Ellis and Michael Sundin Simon and Janet swap their safari truck for a light aircraft to track down George Adamson of Born Free fame. At his remote…
  8. 8 Episode 8 Oct 4, 1984 Flood Alert! After the summer drought, the villagers of Topsham in Devon were faced with floods when the River Exe produced its highest tide since 1966. Michael helped to build the…
  9. 9 Episode 9 Oct 8, 1984 Terror on the Track! Eighty-five years ago killer lions ate 28 navvies attempting to build Kenya's Mombasa-to-Lake Victoria railway. Colonel J. H. Patterson 's master plan outwitted the…
  10. 10 Episode 10 Oct 11, 1984 Straight Down the Line!: Simon tracks down the most famous line in the world, the zero line of longitude - otherwise known as the Greenwich Meridian - that celebrates its centenary next…
  11. 11 Episode 11 Oct 15, 1984 Bothie The Polar Dog: Two years ago a seven-year-old Jack Russell terrier made history by becoming the first dog in the world to put four paws on both the North and South Poles - and the…
  12. 12 Episode 12 Oct 18, 1984 Over The Top! To restore a huge Edwardian office block in the heart of the City of London, a 100-tonne tower crane had to be swung in ten sections over a 108-foot wall! Simon joined the…
  13. 13 Episode 13 Oct 22, 1984 Antarctic Survival! For the past year a research team has been living in one of the most uncomfortable and dangerous places on earth-Antarctica's Brabant Island. Explorers have only landed…
  14. 14 Episode 14 Oct 25, 1984 A Dip in Time....' Saves Lives! The dreaded sheep scab caused untold agony to thousands of ewes and rams last year. The campaign to kill the mites that eat into the animals' flesh involves…
  15. 15 Episode 15 Oct 29, 1984 Hocus Pocus! 'What do you call a wicked old woman who lives by the sea? - A sandwitch!' But that's not what Michael's brewing up. If you're giving a hallowe'en party on 31 October tune in…
  16. 16 Episode 16 Nov 1, 1984 Gripped Up With Zoe. Hair-raising stunts, acrobatics and trampolining are all in a day's work for Michael, but one thing Blue Peter's new action man has never attempted is rock climbing…
  17. 17 Episode 17 Nov 5, 1984 Remember, Remember ... Cats and dogs hate explosions and Jack and Goldie are no exception! Keep your pet safely indoors tonight and if you're having a Guy Fawkes party, watch out for some…
  18. 18 Episode 18 Nov 8, 1984 Tired of being ticked-off for leaving your model cars lying around? Janet's multi-storey car park could solve your problems! All you need is old cereal packets and corrugated paper and it…
  19. 19 Episode 19 Nov 12, 1984 SOS! Today Simon, Janet and Michael make their most important announcement of the year - so have a pencil and paper handy for details of what "Blue Peter"'s collecting for the 1984 appeal…
  20. 20 Episode 20 Nov 15, 1984 Christmas is Coming! Be original - give people cards with a difference this year. Janet shows you how to make your own. And watch out for the Lifesaver Appeal's totaliser, which will…
  21. 21 Episode 21 Nov 19, 1984 Flying Stars!: Today's your chance to discover the secrets of the Box! Thirteen-year-old Devin Stanfield - Kay Harker in the new adventure series "The Box of Delights" (Wednesday 5.0) - is…
  22. 22 Episode 22 Nov 22, 1984 LifeSaver Appeal! It will take 800,000 envelopes of your buttons and post-cards to replace the four Blue Peter Inshore Life-boats and another 800,000 envelopes of used stamps to provide…
  23. 23 Episode 23 Nov 26, 1984 Flying Feathers! Treat yourself to an eye-catching Christmas mobile - a dazzling creation of exotic multi-coloured birds that will add a touch of luxury to your decorations when they fly…
  24. 24 Episode 24 Nov 29, 1984 Question: how can buttons, postcards and stamps save lives? Answer: by being turned into lifeboats and trucks, water-pumps and seeds for Ethiopia! Today's report from the LifeSaver Appeal…
  25. 25 Episode 25 Dec 3, 1984 Cable Cliffhanger! Simon's mid-air report, dangling 170 metres above the Derbyshire countryside! Volunteer Groom tries out the emergency drill on board Britain's first Alpine-style cable…
  26. 26 Episode 26 Dec 6, 1984 Gifts Galore for Grans and Grandads! Ssshhh! It's top secret - but if you want to surprise your gran or grandad with a very special present for Christmas, you'll need a soap-powder packet…
  27. 27 Episode 27 Dec 10, 1984 Riding High! Michael joins a class of Army PT instructors and faces the Becher's Brook of the gymnastic world - a seven-foot-high horse! A refusal means you haven't made the grade.
  28. 28 Episode 28 Dec 13, 1984 Who's a Pretty Boy? Not Mr Punch -the incredibly ugly, baby great palm cockatoo! But if he survives his hand-rearing he could end up one of the most beautiful birds in the world.
  29. 29 Episode 29 Dec 17, 1984 Winter Wonderland! Michael reports from Mora in Sweden and the official opening ceremony of the very latest theme park - Santaworld. The winner of Blue Peter's Winter Wonderland…
  30. 30 Episode 30 Dec 20, 1984 Mousehole Lights! Cornwall's most famous Christmas illuminations are switched on by Simon this year, and a Blue Peter galleon joins the glittering giant sea serpent in the harbour.
  31. 31 Episode 31 Dec 24, 1984 On the last programme before Christmas, catch up with the latest news of the double LifeSaver Appeal, in aid of Ethiopia and the four Blue Peter lifeboats. There's Christmas Eve magic in…
  32. 32 Episode 32 Dec 31, 1984 It was the year Blue Peter turned detective and collected a few bruises! Remember when Bill and Ben, the stolen Flower Pot Men, were rescued in the nick of time? And when Peter Hawkins…
  33. 33 Episode 33 Jan 3, 1985 LifeSaver Stop Press! The Double LifeSaver Appeal is producing fantastic results - if the Totaliser Targets are reached today, vital long-term aid will be provided for Ethiopia, and Blue…
  34. 34 Episode 34 Jan 7, 1985 Rising Star! At 15 America's Kathy Healy is already a star of stage, screen and the ice-rink! After figure-skating in John Curry 's famous Superskate Show, aged 6, Kathy acted with Dudley…
  35. 35 Episode 35 Jan 10, 1985 In 1877 the clipper ship Avalanche sank off the Dorset coast. Now divers have recovered part of her cargo, and Simon, Janet and Michael sample a bottle of 117-year-old champagne!
  36. 36 Episode 36 Jan 14, 1985 Kestrel Survival Deep in the heart of the Cambridgeshire countryside the RSBP is encouraging kestrels to breed. Janet reports from the reserve at Fowlmere, and with the aid of the…
  37. 37 Episode 37 Jan 17, 1985 The Barwell Monster! The biggest meteorite ever to fall on Britain landed in the middle of the Leicestershire village of Barwell on Christmas Eve, 1965. For a few days Barwell was the most…
  38. 38 Episode 38 Jan 21, 1985 Great Western Rules OK? Tomorrow the Post Office celebrates the 150th birthday of one of the world's most renowned railways, the Great Western, and pays tribute to trains from other famous…
  39. 39 Episode 39 Jan 24, 1985 Galactic Lunapede ! Three lolly-sticks, one old ping-pong ball, a cotton reel, four plastic buttons and a few beads are all you need to create a fast-moving space puppet. Have paper and…
  40. 40 Episode 40 Jan 28, 1985 The Princess Daisy Doll The amazing adventures of Daisy -the doll who was the star of the 1895 International Exhibition - with her wardrobe of exquisite clothes. She was given to the…
  41. 41 Episode 41 Jan 31, 1985 Happy Birthday, Jack! Britain's favourite silver tabby was 9 years old on Tuesday, but he's still the fastest cat on four paws, and whether he'll do his famous disappearing act during…
  42. 42 Episode 42 Feb 4, 1985 Just 12 weeks after the launch of the LifeSaver Appeal, the Ethiopia target has been more than doubled. Find out today if the Lifeboats target has been reached. Plus news of the important…
  43. 43 Episode 43 Feb 7, 1985 Doll's Delight! Pamper your doll with a luxury bedroom suite, including a bed, table, lamp, dressing-table and stool. They're in co-ordinating colours and you can make them all for nothing!
  44. 44 Episode 44 Feb 11, 1985 Top Dogs! Meet two of the cleverest of the Crufts champions - the winners of the Obedience classes. Watch the precision of their paws, as the top dog and bitch respond to their handlers'…
  45. 45 Episode 45 Feb 14, 1985 Lucky Winners!: Today's the day the results of the competition to design the end papers for the new Blue Peter book will be announced. Don't miss the judges' choice.
  46. 46 Episode 46 Feb 18, 1985 Pancake Party! Don't miss Michael's pancake recipe for your Shrove Tuesday party plus some scrumptious fillings!
  47. 47 Episode 47 Feb 21, 1985 The Bear Facts! Meet the 8-week-old cub from Loch Lomond who's making his very first TV appearance. Or is it 'she'? So far, no one knows!
  48. 48 Episode 48 Feb 25, 1985 Cub Scout Challenge Twenty thousand Cub Scouts entered a vigorous test of strength and endurance last year to discover the fittest and quickest thinking Cubs. Today the four winners visit…
  49. 49 Episode 49 Feb 28, 1985 Tales from the Secret Annexe The diaries of a 13-year-old girl written during the Nazi occupation of Holland, inspired millions of people all over the world. Re-live Anne Frank's story -on…
  50. 50 Episode 50 Mar 4, 1985
  51. 51 Episode 51 Mar 7, 1985 The Lamberts of Croydon One hundred and sixty years ago, two boys and a small girl riding on a donkey were painted by the famous artist John Constable. 'They are very well-behaved and…
  52. 52 Episode 52 Mar 11, 1985 Tile Detective! Monkeys, camels and elephants, nursey rhyme characters and royal princesses are just a few of the valuable tile pictures that used to cheer up patients in the children's…
  53. 53 Episode 53 Mar 14, 1985 Changing the Irish Guard! Meet Conchobar Mac Neffa, or Connor for short, the four-month-old wolfhound who's set to become the new regimental mascot of the Irish Guards.
  54. 54 Episode 54 Mar 18, 1985 Cetiosaurus Lives! For 17 years, the skeleton of one of the largest of the dinosaurs lay packed in boxes in the basement of Leicester's museum. Today Cetiosaurus makes his first posthumous…
  55. 55 Episode 55 Mar 21, 1985 Noses to the Grindstone! Imagine the agony of 10,000 press-ups, followed by 10,000 basketball shots and then lifting your own body weight 13,000 times! Three superfit people attempted…
  56. 56 Episode 56 Mar 25, 1985 Happy Birthday Goldie! Britain's favourite golden retriever is 7 years old today. Join in the celebrations with a grand reunion of her puppies - Prince and Henry who are fully qualified…
  57. 57 Episode 57 Mar 28, 1985 Only eight metres across, a single-engined aircraft attempts an epic Polar flight this year. Meet the plane and Tony Dutton the intrepid pilot.
  58. 58 Episode 58 Apr 1, 1985 Biggles Flies Again! Janet goes behind the scenes as a new Biggles adventure is turned into a full length feature film - complete with bi-planes, helicopters and spies!
  59. 59 Episode 59 Apr 4, 1985 Horses on Parade! A spectacular preview of the centenary celebrations of London's most famous Harness Horse Parade.
  60. 60 Episode 60 Apr 11, 1985 Dig This! One hundred and fifty-eight model excavators and mechanical diggers fill the studio today. Peter Grimshaw of Atherton started collecting them in 1946 when he was 10. Now he…
  61. 61 Episode 61 Apr 15, 1985 Up the Rams! 'Come on Derby!' is a familiar cry for Simon when he goes to support his home team. Third Division or not, the Baseball Ground is still a scene of celebration as thousands…
  62. 62 Episode 62 Apr 18, 1985 See How They've Grown! The terrible triplets are back today - the lion cubs from Windsor Safari Park - and Terry Nutkins will be choosing their names from the thousands of suggestions sent…
  63. 63 Episode 63 Apr 22, 1985 Old Crocs ! One hundred and fifty million years ago, ferocious 20-foot crocodiles slithered over the British Isles. Simon and Goldie report from their graveyard in the Cambridgeshire…
  64. 64 Episode 64 Apr 25, 1985 Don Forget the Driver! A piece of tarred cowhide and a pair of boots is all that was worn by the world's first known underwater diver. You can see this incredible 200-year-old suit in…
  65. 65 Episode 65 Apr 29, 1985 There's more to driving a limousine than meets the eye, as Janet discovers when she trains as a chauffeuse. Keeping your cool in London's West End traffic with a VIP passenger is just as…
  66. 66 Episode 66 May 2, 1985 Next Sunday, 180 assorted vans, fire engines, vintage buses and lorries will be taking part in the 24th Historic Commercial Vehicle Society's London to Brighton run. In today's preview…
  67. 67 Episode 67 May 9, 1985 Mary Rose Latest! The Mary Rose has had that sinking feeling once again! Not to the bottom of the Solent, but lowered down to a new position in the Ship Hall. Catch up with all the latest…
  68. 68 Episode 68 May 13, 1985 Powder a Porker! Meet Matilda and Winifred, stars of sty and screen as they prepare for their pig video. If their looks impress viewers, they could end up producing piglets in Japan…
  69. 69 Episode 69 May 16, 1985 Beamish Magic! A report from the latest time capsule at the Open Air Museum recreating life in Michael's home town-Gateshead - in the 1920s. Sixty years ago the Co-op was advertising for…
  70. 70 Episode 70 May 20, 1985 Gravel Pit Ski-ing Michael, the demon of the slopes, is back on his skis again! He's continuing his freestyle acrobatic ski training in deepest Berkshire. There's not much snow there in…
  71. 71 Episode 71 May 23, 1985 Question: where wouldn't you expect to find wild birds? Answer: by a busy motorway junction alongside a polluted river. Wrong! Today news of Britain's newest and most unusual bird reserve.
  72. 72 Episode 72 May 30, 1985 The 532 Blue Peter on the Move! The 532 Blue Peter joined ten other famous old locos at the Great Western Society's birthday party to celebrate 150 years of the GWR. Simon gave the signal…
  73. 73 Episode 73 Jun 3, 1985 Glorious Mud! It's sticky going for Janet and Michael as they take part in the toughest race of their lives. Follow the gooey trail, in their desperate bid to beat the tide, as they wallow…
  74. 74 Episode 74 Jun 6, 1985 Janet Jumps Again! It's nine months since Janet broke her pelvis in a chance-in-a-million landing, after a routine parachute jump with the RAF Falcons. The accident delayed her bid to…
  75. 75 Episode 75 Jun 10, 1985 Battle of the Giants Thirty giant puppets, the height of doubledecker buses are all set to invade Leicester's Abbey Park next Sunday. In today's preview, Ravana, the evil ten-headed…
  76. 76 Episode 76 Jun 13, 1985 Remember the Los Angeles Olympics and the first flight of the shuttle? Pictures of events like these from all over the world are beamed live to our TV screens, thanks to the huge satellite…
  77. 77 Episode 77 Jun 17, 1985 Janet goes back in time to the 1890s and the days when grand houses were the setting for glittering parties. At Warwick Castle the guests for dinner one hot June evening in 1898 included…
  78. 78 Episode 78 Jun 20, 1985 LifeSaver Round-up! The 1984 double LifeSaver Appeal in aid of Ethiopia and the RNLI more than quadrupled its original target! Today, as the new Blue Peter II is launched at its station at…
  79. 79 Episode 79 Jun 24, 1985 The Battle of Bosworth! Five hundred years ago this summer, two kings met in battle on a field in Leicestershire and the course of British history was changed forever. Henry Tudor 's…