Throughout the early years of his career, Peter Purves became one of the most famous faces of children’s TV as a presenter on ...

Leila Williams: 1958-1962 At the helm for 10 years, Singleton was part of a classic line-up alongside John Naokes and Peter ... One of the longest-standing hosts, Noakes cleaned Nelson's column ...

Despite Valerie Singleton, Peter Purves and John Noakes trying to feed her buns, she lurched all over the set, defecated on the floor and trod on Noakes’s foot, who yelled out in pain and fell ...

Host John Noakes’ command, “Get down, Shep” to his sheepdog even became a national catchphrase. Insiders say the decision to remove the show from TV schedules was kept from current hosts ...

Go back in time with past Blue Peter presenter John Noakes, as he shows you how to make your very own ping pong cannon ball. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable ...

Well we guess the sign didn't say 'No lions allowed'... John Noakes and Shep are back again, this time with record-breaking legend Roy Castle who performed one of the most bizarre musical ...

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Singleton was part of a classic line-up alongside John Naokes and Peter Purves for much of her time. In one of the show’s weirdest moments, she took a real-life lion to the shops. One of the ...