Blue Peter

WHAT!? A computerised totaliser? An abomination! Off with the producer's head!

I doubt it even airs much considering they just do two days a week.


I assume the Wednesday show is recorded on Tuesdays so they only need the studio once a week - anyone know if this is the case?


Do we think Blue Peter is another victim of this ridiculous BBC ethos that CBBC should be entirely aimed at just 6-12 year olds?

the christmas show is going to by live on wednesday the 19th!!!

I know that they've ruined Blue Peter a hell of a lot, but surely there must be some point on Christmas Eve early evening/late afternoon to have the Blue Peter special, or even putting it out on the Sunday.

I think it would be better to pre-record the Christmas Show on Tuesday 19th to show it on Christmas Eve. I hope the next series of Blue Peter is a vast improvement on this series. The BBC needs to protect the future of this show, as it still can be the most popular children's programme.

i will be there on the 19th!! i will post what is happening behind the scenes!!!

What are the chances of them renting a larger studio for the Christmas edition?

We'll wait and see I suppose.
I still think that they could get around the carollers by having them walking and singing into the Blue Peter garden rather than up the bank and into the studio.

I'm really surprised Tim Levell of all people has let the show degrade to its current state in such a short space of time. I don't doubt he's affected by budget cuts and there's probably some new blood in the production department somewhere, but the Editor has always had the final say and guidance of the show, and if this is the result then I hope he's ousted soon.

All former editors had worked on the series in the past, thus had understanding of the programmes heritage, and sadly Tim Levell has not. He seems to be changing things just for the sake of change and to be trendy.

Russell T Davies stated today in the New Statesman:
That man [the programme's former editor, who was sacked] was utterly dedicated to Blue Peter. So, they changed the name of a cat in a poll. Who gives a ****?"

I've just seen Blue Peter's Christmas Show. It was very different to what I expected - there were no carol singers or makes, but it was nice to see them using TC1 and focusing on the Disc Drive Appeal.

Mmmm, I watched around 15 minutes of it. It took me most of those to realise it was, indeed, the Christmas edition.

Certainly very different to what we've seen in the past, and not in a good way.