In its golden age, the must-watch children’s show made household names of its presenters and gave us catchphrases still used ...

The Blue Peter flag on the set of the Blue Peter micro:bit challenge. CBBC’s micro:bit takeover week saw the pocket-sized computers featuring in some of the channel’s most popular shows.

the show was named after the flag flown by ships preparing to set sail, to symbolise a voyage of adventure and discovery. The ship's symbol, the Blue Peter Galleon, was designed by TV artist Tony ...

Image: Blue Peter presenters celebrate the programme's 50th anniversary in 2008: John Leslie, Katy Hill, Stuart Miles, Lesley Judd, John Noakes, Peter Purves, Valerie Singleton, Simon Thomas ...