The New Blue Peter Presenter
Who was 'the' Blue Peter presenter you watched when you were growing up? There have been 35 and as of the 25th July 2013...36 Will her name be remembered along with the greats?
The first was Christopher Trace in 1958. Then there was.. well here are a few names you may remember...
Check
out this list of Blue Peter presenters and the years that they hosted the show. When were you watching
No.
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Presenter
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Started
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Ended
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Duration
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1
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16 October 1958
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24 July 1967
|
8 years,281 days
|
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2
|
16 October 1958
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8 January 1962
|
3 years, 84 days
|
|
SI
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17 September 1959
|
11 December 1959
|
0 years, 85 days
|
|
SI
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13 November 1959
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20 November 1959
|
0 years, 7 days
|
|
3
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7 May 1962
|
3 September 1962
|
0 years,119 days
|
|
4
|
3 September 1962
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3 July 1972
|
9 years,304 days
|
|
SI
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20 April 1964
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27 April 1964
|
0 years, 7 days
|
|
5
|
30 December 1965
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26 June 1978
|
12 years,178 days
|
|
6
|
16 November 1967
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23 March 1978
|
10 years,127 days
|
|
7
|
5 May 1972
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12 April 1979
|
6 years,342 days
|
|
8
|
15 May 1978
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23 June 1986
|
8 years, 39 days
|
|
9
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14 September 1978
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23 June 1980
|
1 year, 283 days
|
|
10
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5 April 1979
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23 June 1980
|
1 year, 79 days
|
|
11
|
19 May 1980
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27 June 1983
|
3 years, 39 days
|
|
12
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11 September 1980
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18 June 1984
|
3 years,281 days
|
|
13
|
28 April 1983
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29 June 1987
|
4 years, 62 days
|
|
14
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13 September 1984
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24 June 1985
|
0 years,284 days
|
|
SI
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9 September 1985
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27 November 1986
|
1 year, 79 days
|
|
15
|
23 June 1986
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26 June 1989
|
3 years, 3 days
|
|
16
|
13 November 1986
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22 January 1990
|
3 years, 70 days
|
|
17
|
29 June 1987
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29 June 1992
|
5 years, 0 days
|
|
18
|
20 April 1989
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20 January 1994
|
4 years,275 days
|
|
19
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25 January 1990
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26 February 1996
|
6 years, 32 days
|
|
20
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14 September 1992
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27 June 1994
|
1 year, 286 days
|
|
21
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16 December 1993
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24 January 1997
|
3 years, 39 days
|
|
22
|
27 June 1994
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21 June 1999
|
4 years,359 days
|
|
23
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23 June 1995
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19 June 2000
|
4 years,362 days
|
|
24
|
1 March 1996
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20 February 1998
|
1 year, 356 days
|
|
25
|
21 February 1997
|
19 October 1998
|
1 year, 240 days
|
|
26
|
1 December 1997
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23 January 2008
|
10 years,53 days
|
|
27
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8 January 1999
|
25 April 2005
|
6 years,107 days
|
|
28
|
25 June 1999
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26 June 2006
|
7 years, 1 day
|
|
29
|
23 June 2000
|
10 April 2006
|
5 years,291 days
|
|
30
|
23 December 2004
|
25 June 2008
|
3 years,185 days
|
|
31
|
27 April 2005
|
25 June 2008
|
3 years, 59 days
|
|
32
|
28 June 2006
|
28 June 2011
|
5 years, 0 days
|
|
33
|
23 September 2008
|
Incumbent
|
4 years,305 days
|
|
34
|
23 September 2008
|
14 December 2010
|
2 years, 82 days
|
|
35
|
17 January 2011
|
Incumbent
|
2 years,195 days
|
|
36
|
Lindsey Russell
|
25 July 2013
|
*SI Stand ins. Often used to just come in last minute and stand in for presenters.
There have been a few controversial hosts too including John Leslie and Richard Bacon. Earlier this year on 4 March, the BBC announced that they were searching for a new presenter to start in the summer of 2013. Nino Firetto Casting advertised the criteria and hundreds of young hopefuls stepped forward. The winner was eventually chosen after five weeks of competition, via a public vote and it is TV newcomer Lindsey Russell.
The 22-year-old is Blue Peter presenter number 36. She will join the current presenters Barney Harwood and Helen Skelton from September. Lindsey had only just graduated from the University of Bristol after a four-year French and drama course.
Lindsey said "I feel amazing. It's the best job in the world - you get to do incredible things. Right now it feels a little strange. I'm quite shaky."
About 20,000 people applied to be considered as the a new host.
