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(June 2008)

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bpmikey
I do not wish to speak of my profession on the internet, however, the presenters have rather a lot of influence on the script after it has been written. obviously the presenters don't actually write the script, however during rehearsals, they alter the script in the way that they feel the audience would best respond to.


The thing is, you do "speak of your profession" when you suggest you work at Blue Peter. You now decide not to go into further detail as you clearly don't work there, so stop trying to mislead people.

You quite explicitly stated just a few posts up the page that the presenters "write most of the script themselves" - they don't; nor can you go back and argue that what you actually meant was "they alter the script in the way they feel the audience would best respond to" - they don't. They read what they're told to by the professional scriptwriters who write the script for a child audience to begin with. At most, the presenters change the odd word here or there, with permission from the writing team - it doesn't come at all close to your vague approximation of "the presenters write most of the script themselves".


I admit what I say was a little over exaggerated - I was merely making a point that dispelled Wikipedia's inaccuracies. But I still retian my knowledge that the presenters alter the script in the way they feel the audince would best respond to. And how dare you tell me what I work as or not! That is confidential information that I do not wish to speak of on the world wide web. I hardly see you gloating about your profession. When have I ever suggested I work at BLue Peter?
TR
trivialmatters
And how dare you tell me what I work as or not! That is confidential information that I do not wish to speak of on the world wide web. I hardly see you gloating about your profession. When have I ever suggested I work at BLue Peter?


I just gather from the tone of your posts, especially some of the earlier ones, that you like to paint a picture that you work at the heart of Blue Peter. I don't see why you'd guard your profession so secretly if that was so, but being unwilling to say either way, whether or not you are directly affiliated with Blue Peter, is rather telling.

My profession is not much to be gloated about, I work in a pharmacy and part time as an escort.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
And how dare you tell me what I work as or not! That is confidential information that I do not wish to speak of on the world wide web. I hardly see you gloating about your profession. When have I ever suggested I work at BLue Peter?


I just gather from the tone of your posts, especially some of the earlier ones, that you like to paint a picture that you work at the heart of Blue Peter. I don't see why you'd guard your profession so secretly if that was so, but being unwilling to say either way, whether or not you are directly affiliated with Blue Peter, is rather telling.

My profession is not much to be gloated about, I work in a pharmacy and part time as an escort.


Forgive me, but isn't bpmikey a minor child, and gleans his information by pestering the production team and presenters by email?
BP
bpmikey
And how dare you tell me what I work as or not! That is confidential information that I do not wish to speak of on the world wide web. I hardly see you gloating about your profession. When have I ever suggested I work at BLue Peter?


I just gather from the tone of your posts, especially some of the earlier ones, that you like to paint a picture that you work at the heart of Blue Peter. I don't see why you'd guard your profession so secretly if that was so, but being unwilling to say either way, whether or not you are directly affiliated with Blue Peter, is rather telling.

My profession is not much to be gloated about, I work in a pharmacy and part time as an escort.


Forgive me, but isn't bpmikey a minor child, and gleans his information by pestering the production team and presenters by email?


Um no, actually. I am not a 'minor child' as you put.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
And how dare you tell me what I work as or not! That is confidential information that I do not wish to speak of on the world wide web. I hardly see you gloating about your profession. When have I ever suggested I work at BLue Peter?


I just gather from the tone of your posts, especially some of the earlier ones, that you like to paint a picture that you work at the heart of Blue Peter. I don't see why you'd guard your profession so secretly if that was so, but being unwilling to say either way, whether or not you are directly affiliated with Blue Peter, is rather telling.

My profession is not much to be gloated about, I work in a pharmacy and part time as an escort.


Forgive me, but isn't bpmikey a minor child, and gleans his information by pestering the production team and presenters by email?


Um no, actually. I am not a 'minor child' as you put.


I apologise. 19 then.

I was right about the rest though, wasn't I?
BP
bpmikey
And how dare you tell me what I work as or not! That is confidential information that I do not wish to speak of on the world wide web. I hardly see you gloating about your profession. When have I ever suggested I work at BLue Peter?


I just gather from the tone of your posts, especially some of the earlier ones, that you like to paint a picture that you work at the heart of Blue Peter. I don't see why you'd guard your profession so secretly if that was so, but being unwilling to say either way, whether or not you are directly affiliated with Blue Peter, is rather telling.

My profession is not much to be gloated about, I work in a pharmacy and part time as an escort.


Forgive me, but isn't bpmikey a minor child, and gleans his information by pestering the production team and presenters by email?


Um no, actually. I am not a 'minor child' as you put.


I apologise. 19 then.

I was right about the rest though, wasn't I?


you would be perhaps if the presetners actually had public email addresses. If its going to stop this interrogation, i work on the studio floor at Blue Peter, as part as the props dept. and occassionally help out with the continuity artist. i am on an 18 month contract. Anything else you want to know? And for the record, its 23 mate!
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Jolly good.
MW
Mike W
Last post deleted, could have been deemed offensive, so I removed it.

Carry on.
BP
bpmikey
Back to the topic in hand now and yesterday's show was very Top Gear-Esque! I wonder if that 'play-ground-buzz' strategy is in place!
I am enjoying the live performances on the show this series. Its been years since artists have been performing in the set (before 2007??) and its refreshing to see!

52 days later

DB
dbl
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sqs06/Blue_Peter_10_06_2010/
@ 12:22

One word: Awkward
BU
buster
Is that it for the summer then? They said at the end they were back in August but no mention of summer expedition...
SW
Steve Williams
Is that it for the summer then? They said at the end they were back in August but no mention of summer expedition...


No, they just referred to "summer adventures", but it is the end of the series. In recent years it has run on a little longer, but only for another two weeks or so, and there's so little CBBC on BBC1/2 over the next few weeks it makes more sense to just finish now. I'm not sure when it'll return in August, though.

The scheduling on CBBC really is appalling, though, shows shuffle around all over the place, we had Blue Peter four days a week for a fortnight and they couldn't even get it on the same four days in both weeks.

Andy never left then, did he?

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