Thursday 25 July 2013

BLUE PETERS NEWEST PRESENTER

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.
Presenter
Started
Ended
Duration
1
16 October 1958
24 July 1967
8 years,281 days
2
16 October 1958
8 January 1962
3 years, 84 days
SI
17 September 1959
11 December 1959
0 years, 85 days
SI
13 November 1959
20 November 1959
0 years, 7 days
3
7 May 1962
3 September 1962
0 years,119 days
4
3 September 1962
3 July 1972
9 years,304 days
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20 April 1964
27 April 1964
0 years, 7 days
5
30 December 1965
26 June 1978
12 years,178 days
6
16 November 1967
23 March 1978
10 years,127 days
7
5 May 1972
12 April 1979
6 years,342 days
8
15 May 1978
23 June 1986
8 years, 39 days
9
14 September 1978
23 June 1980
1 year, 283 days
10
5 April 1979
23 June 1980
1 year, 79 days
11
19 May 1980
27 June 1983
3 years, 39 days
12
11 September 1980
18 June 1984
3 years,281 days
13
28 April 1983
29 June 1987
4 years, 62 days
14
13 September 1984
24 June 1985
0 years,284 days
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9 September 1985
27 November 1986
1 year, 79 days
15
23 June 1986
26 June 1989
3 years, 3 days
16
13 November 1986
22 January 1990
3 years, 70 days
17
29 June 1987
29 June 1992
5 years, 0 days
18
20 April 1989
20 January 1994
4 years,275 days
19
25 January 1990
26 February 1996
6 years, 32 days
20
14 September 1992
27 June 1994
1 year, 286 days
21
16 December 1993
24 January 1997
3 years, 39 days
22
27 June 1994
21 June 1999
4 years,359 days
23
23 June 1995
19 June 2000
4 years,362 days
24
1 March 1996
20 February 1998
1 year, 356 days
25
21 February 1997
19 October 1998
1 year, 240 days
26
1 December 1997
23 January 2008
10 years,53 days
 27
8 January 1999
25 April 2005
6 years,107 days
28
25 June 1999
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.