BBC Blue Peter 40th anniversary programme October 1998

Many of Blue Peter's presenters gather to celebrate the programme's 40th birthday in October 1998.

[@TheWaterfallprincess]

awww happy memories of my childhood..lovely to see all the presenters together in the same room...Blue Peter is a British institution.

[@josephryan362]

I love that doctor who style opening for CBBC on BBC one

[@anicetune]

"We had some quite spectacular tossing there from our past presenters". 10:27 1998... such innocent times. :)

[@anthonyperkins7556]

I like the Dr Who style CBBC One pre-programme sequence.

[@robnewman6101]

Happy 40th Anniversary.

[@VMPhil]

This was also the last Blue Peter featuring Richard Bacon, as he was sacked two days later.

[@JB1601]

You'll notice they'd just spent a lot of money on a bespoke title sequence with the presenters in a hot air balloon, which was hastily re-edited to take Bacon out. Pure luck he was at the very end of that panning shot of the four of them so they could cut away from it early...

[@VMPhil]

Late response (thanks KZbin for not notifying me!) but thanks for that reply, I didn't know that! From this video I thought it was just for the 40th anniversary.

[@dave1secondago]

he like his Charlie lol

[@s125ish]

What was he sacked for

[@dazauto1400]

@@s125ish Cocaine use.

[@JB1601]

Richard Marron says in his book this episode was a nightmare to direct as the past presenters just wouldn't behave themselves, think he described it as like herding children around!

[@garnon]

I wish that book was still available!

[@JoeyXSmith]

Who's Richard Marron?

[@JB1601]

@@JoeyXSmith Marson, sorry that was autocorrect. Former Editor

[@shay5518]

I was 8 months old when this aired 😂

[@s125ish]

Shay Malcolm I was 9 and remember

[@matskieden511]

I was 24 and had a 4 month old son. I remember all the presenters back toJohn Noakes, Peter Purves, Sarah Greene, Janet Ellis (Sophie's mum), Peter Duncan and Simon Groom. Having said that Blue Peter wasn't my favourite programme, but I watched it because there was nothing else worth watching.

[@MizzSparkle90]

I wonder if I watched this, I was 8 so possible.. I may have been a citv kid around that time though. My peak BP era was around 2000-2003 I’d say.

[@Tenortalker]

Well they all enjoyed themselves which is great and the elephant is classic.

[@josephryan362]

Mark curry looks the same here then when he presented blue Peter and Peter ducon looks the same here as well from when he presented blue Peter back in the 1980st and where is lessiey and Jane ellis looks the same as was when she prestend blue Peter

[@jerryn9496]

WTF did they do to the theme tune?

[@AJD73]

Now in its 60 year

[@matskieden511]

It probably won't last much longer as it's terrible nowadays. And CBBC, is coming to an end.

[@Htiler]

If you were to look in Richard Bacon's pocket, do you know what you would find? Some Snow!!

[@robalexander8065]

No Lesley Judd?

[@conscienceaginBlackadder]

was living in France

[@tombarrows4049]

0:00-0:10 Wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoop! Swirly spiral could have hypnotised Kirsten O'Brien.

[@stevenhibbert9882]

Karen keating god rest her soul

[@dave1secondago]

no mention of jimmy Savile here than

[@fattygay9135]

What on earth is dame Stuart Miles wearing lol?!!

[@darwenrover8910]

He’s raided Richard Whiteley’s wardrobe for inspiration.

[@jameswalker7459]

Hello

[@purefoldnz3070]

ironically this looks more dated than the 70s version.

[@beltaaaa]

How soon after this did Caron Keating die ?

[@whyayetv]

It was another five-and-a-half years. She died in April 2004.

[@noelanderson4935]

Cbbc is cool

[@securityrobot]

Mark Curry should’ve called himself Mark Mince.

[@beltaaaa]

How soon after this did Caron Keating die ?

[@margaretdavidson2376]

was not a fan of richard bacon on blue peter konnie huq and katy hill were my favourites and stuart miles was good too what a fool richard was to do what he did but the show survived and continues today rip caron keating @

[@matskieden511]

Caron Keating very sadly died in 2004 aged just 41. She was my favourite presenter and by far the most beautiful which made a slightly boring kid's programme worth watching.