John Hunter Blair
Director
Blue Peter (1958)
1960
A fun-packed and informative magazine show for younger viewers with information and reports from around the world.
Released Oct. 16, 1958
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Family
Keywords: imdb.magazine-show, tmdb.magazine-show, imdb.partially-lost-tv-series, imdb.british, imdb.children, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.color-in-title + 2 more, imdb.long-running-tv, imdb.bbc
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Television
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Episode 1
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Christopher Trace talks about Your Model Railway. Tony Hart gives you more hints on how to Draw It Yourself.
Jan. 8, 1960, midnight
S3E2 - Episode 2
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Presented by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including Spot the Aircraft introduced by Christopher Trace and Draw It Yourself in which Tony Hart gives you some more useful tips on simple sketching.
Jan. 15, 1960, midnight
S3E3 - Episode 3
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
Jan. 22, 1960, midnight
S3E4 - Episode 4
A magazine programme for younger viewers including Spot the Aircraft. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Draw It Yourself: Tony Hart gives you some more useful tips on simple sketching.
Jan. 29, 1960, midnight
S3E5 - Episode 5
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
Feb. 5, 1960, midnight
S3E6 - Episode 6
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace.
Feb. 12, 1960, midnight
S3E7 - Episode 7
For younger viewers. Including How to Make Scenery for Model Railways shown by Jack Kine. The Story of Miss Poppet. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
Feb. 19, 1960, midnight
S3E8 - Episode 8
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
Feb. 26, 1960, midnight
S3E9 - Episode 9
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including: Spot the Tune. A musical competition with Ian Stewart at the piano. Send your postcards to: Blue Peter, [address removed].
March 4, 1960, midnight
S3E10 - Episode 10
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
March 11, 1960, midnight
S3E11 - Episode 11
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Leila Williams including How Other Children Live: 2: A Boy's Day in Venice. A film produced by Radiotelevisione Italiana and Spot the Tune results of the competition of March 4.
March 18, 1960, midnight
S3E12 - Episode 12
A magazine programme for younger viewers. A Special Edition. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
March 25, 1960, midnight
S3E13 - Episode 13
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Leila Williams. Model Railway Operation: 1: The Through Carriage by Christopher Trace and Toys from Russia shown by Ina de la Haye.
April 1, 1960, midnight
S3E14 - Episode 14
A magazine programme for younger viewers introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. including: Draw It Yourself, fun with pencil and paper shown by Tony Hart.
April 8, 1960, midnight
S3E15 - Episode 15
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including Leila Asks Chris about the Origins of Easter. How Other Children Live: 3: A Day at Avalon, a film produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
April 15, 1960, midnight
S3E16 - Episode 16
A magazine programme for younger viewers introduced by Leila Williams including Draw It Yourself, fun with pencil and paper shown by Tony Hart.
April 22, 1960, midnight
S3E17 - Episode 17
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
April 29, 1960, midnight
S3E18 - Episode 18
Introduced by Leila Williams including Draw It Yourself, fun with pencil and paper shown by Tony Hart.
May 6, 1960, midnight
S3E19 - Episode 19
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including: Making Animals from String and Wire shown by Tony Key and Flags and National Anthems: 1: Great Britain.
May 13, 1960, midnight
S3E20 - Episode 20
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including Draw It Yourself, aun with pencil and paper shown by Tony Hart and Flags and National Anthems: 2: The United States of America.
May 20, 1960, midnight
S3E21 - Episode 21
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including What's New in Dolls shown by Peggy Franks. Flags and National Anthems: 3: France.
May 27, 1960, midnight
S3E22 - Episode 22
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including Life in the Royal Navy: 1: The Captain and Flags - H.M.S. Keppel. Members of the ship's company explain their jobs. Film specially shot by cameramen of the Royal Navy and National Anthems: 4: Eire.
June 3, 1960, midnight
S3E23 - Episode 23
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams including H.M.S. Keppel: 2: The Engine-room Artificer, members of the ship's company explain their jobs. Film specially shot by cameramen of the Royal Navy and Dolls from the Soviet Union shown by Ina de la Haye.
June 10, 1960, midnight
S3E24 - Episode 24
For younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including H.M.S. Keppel: 3: The Coxswain, members of the ship's company explain their jobs, film specially shot by Cameramen of the Royal Navy and What's New in Dolls shown by Peggy Franks.
June 17, 1960, midnight
S3E25 - Episode 25
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including H.M.S. Keppel: The Officer of the Watch, members of the ship's company explain their jobs. Film specially shot by cameramen of the Royal Navy.
June 24, 1960, midnight
S3E26 - Episode 26
A magazine programme for younger viewers introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including: H.M.S. Keppel: 5: The Buffer's Yeoman. Members of the ship's company explain their jobs. Film specially shot by cameramen of the Royal Navy. Making Figures from Seashells - shown by Tony Key. Kidnapped - An extract from the new Walt Disney film.
June 29, 1960, midnight
S3E27 - Episode 27
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace. Including H.M.S. Keppel: 6: Fighting a Fire. Film specially shot by Cameramen of the Royal Navy and Annette Finds Out: Who sent the doll? The solution of the mystery.
July 8, 1960, midnight
S3E28 - Episode 28
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Leila Williams. Including: How Other Children Live: 4: A day in the life of a French boy, a film produced by the French Television Service.
July 15, 1960, midnight
S3E29 - Episode 29
A magazine programme for younger viewers with Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Life in the Royal Air Force: 1: The Fighter Pilot introduced by Squadron Leader Peter Latham A.F.C., Commander of 111 Squadron 'The Black Arrows'. Film provided by the Royal Air Force.
July 22, 1960, midnight
S3E30 - Episode 30
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Life in the Royal Air Force: 2: The Engine Fitter. Introduced by Corporal J.A. Green of 111 Squadron. Film provided by the Royal Air Force. Pollyanna: an extract from the new Walt Disney film.
July 29, 1960, midnight
S3E31 - Episode 31
A magazine programme for younger viewers with Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including: Life in the Royal Air Force: 3: Fighter Controller. Introduced by Pilot Officer Pamela Rich. Film provided by the Royal Air Force and Animal Friends: 1: The Chimpanzee with Kenneth Exall.
Aug. 5, 1960, midnight
S3E32 - Episode 32
A magazine programme for younger viewers with Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. including Life in the Royal Air Force: 4: The V-bomber Pilot introduced by Flight-Lieutenant F. Hines. Film provided by the Royal Air Force, and Animal Friends: 2: Dogs.
Aug. 12, 1960, midnight
S3E33 - Episode 33
A magazine programme for younger viewers with Christopher Trace Including Life in the Royal Air Force: 5: The Crew Chief. Introduced by Chief Technician P.H. Higgins. Film provided by the Royal Air Force.
Aug. 19, 1960, midnight
S3E34 - Episode 34
A magazine programme for younger viewers with Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Life in the Royal Air Force: 6: The Operations Clerk. Introduced by Corporal Valerie Tiller. Film provided by the Royal Air Force. Me and My Teddy Bear with Sarah Willmott. Animal Friends: 3: Mice
Aug. 26, 1960, midnight
S3E35 - Episode 35
A magazine programme for younger viewers introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including A Puppy's Responsibilities. A cartoon film. Model Railways M.M. Ascough shows you an exhibition layout and Animal Friends: 4: Crickets.
Sept. 2, 1960, midnight
S3E36 - Episode 36
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including: Animal Friends: 5: Deer and Rabbits with an extract from Walt Disney's 'Bambi'. Results of the Aircraft Spotting Competition and How Other Children Live: 5: A day in the life of a German boy. A film produced by the German Television Service.
Sept. 8, 1960, midnight
S3E37 - Episode 37
A magazine programme for younger viewers introduced by Leila Williams. Baby Elephants in fact and fiction including Packi, a new story told and drawn by Tony Hart.
Sept. 16, 1960, midnight
S3E38 - Episode 38
A special edition for The 100th programme. Including details of a short story competition for Girls and Boys. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
Sept. 23, 1960, midnight
S3E39 - Episode 39
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace. Including Packi's Caravan. Told and drawn by Tony Hart and Pollyanna, an extract from the new Walt Disney film.
Sept. 30, 1960, midnight
S3E40 - Episode 40
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including: Packi's Caravan: 3 told and drawn by Tony Hart and Making Your Own Den Shown by Tony Key.
Oct. 3, 1960, midnight
S3E41 - Episode 41
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including Packi's Caravan: 4, told and drawn by Tony Hart and Making Your Own Den shown by Tony Key.
Oct. 10, 1960, midnight
S3E42 - Episode 42
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including How Other Children Live: 6: A Day at Ole's Farm, a film produced by the Danish Television Service, Making Your Own Den shown by Tony Key and Packi's Caravan: 5, Told and drawn by Tony Hart.
Oct. 17, 1960, midnight
S3E43 - Episode 43
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
Oct. 24, 1960, midnight
S3E44 - Episode 44
Christopher Trace and Leila Williams give a Hallowe'en Party.
Oct. 31, 1960, midnight
S3E45 - Episode 45
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Leila Williams. Including the first of three stories about The House Under the Hill: 1: Top-Off.
Nov. 7, 1960, midnight
S3E46 - Episode 46
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace. Including The second of three stories about The House Under the Hill: 2: Master of all Masters.
Nov. 14, 1960, midnight
S3E47 - Episode 47
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Leila Williams. The last of three stories about The House Under the Hill: 3: The Hillman and the Housewife and Six by Four: 1: The Baseboard. A series in which Michael Humphries shows you how to make a better lay-out for your model railway.
Nov. 21, 1960, midnight
S3E48 - Episode 48
For younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including Six by Four: 2: Choosing the lay-out and Flexible track, a series in which Michael Humphries show you how to make a better lay-out for your model railway
Nov. 28, 1960, midnight
S3E49 - Episode 49
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace. Including Six by Four: 3: Laying the Track, a series in which Michael Humphries shows you how to make a better lay-out for your model railway and School for Service, a film showing how train-drivers and others learn their jobs.
Dec. 5, 1960, midnight
S3E50 - Episode 50
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Including Six by Four: 4: Wiring-op a lay-out. A series in which Michael Humphries shows you how to make a better lay-out for your model railway and Toys of the Minute A look at some of the toys to be shown next month at the Harrogate International Toy Fair.
Dec. 12, 1960, midnight
S3E51 - Episode 51
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Six by Four: 5: How to Solder, a series in which Michael Humphries shows you how to make a better lay-out for your model railway. Swiss Family Robinson - An extract from the new Walt Disney film.
Dec. 19, 1960, midnight
S3E52 - Episode 52
A magazine programme for younger viewers. Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. An Elephant's Drum, a story by Michael Diver, aged 10 with pictures by Tony Hart. The Three Worlds of Gulliver - An extract from the new film shown by courtesy of Columbia Pictures. Six by Four: 6: Gradients and high levels, a series in which Michael Humphries shows you how to make a better lay-out for your model railway.
Dec. 28, 1960, midnight
Network: BBC Television
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Oct. 16, 1958
Last Air Date: Oct. 17, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG
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