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I quite liked during the Konnie, Simon, Matt, Liz stages how Monday was makes, adrenalin, news, wednesday was either specials on location or guests, and then friday became more entertainment with quizzes, pop bands and things like 'the quest'.
I don't think it was ever clear cut as this! though under Richard Marson as editor, TV Cream stated:
"RICHARD MARSON (Blue Peter editor) - One reason why BP is so great at the moment is that team of presenters (see above), but a further, and perhaps even more vital reason, is the crew behind the scenes, of whom current editor Richard Marson is the most important. Replacing Steve Hocking last autumn, Marson has kept the same mix of familiarity and innovation, silliness and seriousness. He knows that BP has a distinguished past, hence the regular appearances of previous presenters, and the continuation of regular aspects - the appeal, the makes - passed down through generations. But there's also a look to the future, with more shows devoted to a single subject, regular trips out to interesting places, and new competitions and recurring features, like the fantastic Quest. But Marson also makes the list thanks to his extra-curricular work - he's an active member of the classic television organisation Kaleidoscope, writing regularly on the subject (such as a complete history of Upstairs Downstairs). So surely it can be but a matter of time until Matt Baker and Tony Currie work together.
From Richard: "Well, what an honour! To think I'm just places away from Dick and Dom...! Thank you for your very complimentary remarks about BLUE PETER. Perhaps the secret of the programme's continuing success is that the people who work on it most effectively are fans themselves, they understand the need for confidence in your material and (crucially) in your audience - and that cool comes from doing what you do best as well as you can - and not from gimmicks and following fashion. I do hope you keep watching, there's loads of great stuff on the way and the presenting team have no plans to split up just yet. In fact, Konnie is just a few months away from beating Lesley Judd's run and becoming the second longest running female presenter in the show's history. As to whether she then takes on the mighty Val... All the best and good luck with a very entertaining site!"
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Sadly in my view was that under Richard M the content of the programme suffered compared to when Steve Hocking was editor.
fanoftv posted:
Rhysey posted:
It's aiming to go back to that this series - hence the reduction to 2 episodes a week again, new theme, more quality content and less cheap filler stuff.
I quite liked during the Konnie, Simon, Matt, Liz stages how Monday was makes, adrenalin, news, wednesday was either specials on location or guests, and then friday became more entertainment with quizzes, pop bands and things like 'the quest'.
I don't think it was ever clear cut as this! though under Richard Marson as editor, TV Cream stated:
"RICHARD MARSON (Blue Peter editor) - One reason why BP is so great at the moment is that team of presenters (see above), but a further, and perhaps even more vital reason, is the crew behind the scenes, of whom current editor Richard Marson is the most important. Replacing Steve Hocking last autumn, Marson has kept the same mix of familiarity and innovation, silliness and seriousness. He knows that BP has a distinguished past, hence the regular appearances of previous presenters, and the continuation of regular aspects - the appeal, the makes - passed down through generations. But there's also a look to the future, with more shows devoted to a single subject, regular trips out to interesting places, and new competitions and recurring features, like the fantastic Quest. But Marson also makes the list thanks to his extra-curricular work - he's an active member of the classic television organisation Kaleidoscope, writing regularly on the subject (such as a complete history of Upstairs Downstairs). So surely it can be but a matter of time until Matt Baker and Tony Currie work together.
From Richard: "Well, what an honour! To think I'm just places away from Dick and Dom...! Thank you for your very complimentary remarks about BLUE PETER. Perhaps the secret of the programme's continuing success is that the people who work on it most effectively are fans themselves, they understand the need for confidence in your material and (crucially) in your audience - and that cool comes from doing what you do best as well as you can - and not from gimmicks and following fashion. I do hope you keep watching, there's loads of great stuff on the way and the presenting team have no plans to split up just yet. In fact, Konnie is just a few months away from beating Lesley Judd's run and becoming the second longest running female presenter in the show's history. As to whether she then takes on the mighty Val... All the best and good luck with a very entertaining site!"
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Sadly in my view was that under Richard M the content of the programme suffered compared to when Steve Hocking was editor.
The fact that earlier in the thread, people's memories started getting blurred in the Dianne Lousie Jordan era says it all!!!