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Konnie Huq: Getting children interested in art and culture is ‘no-brainer’

The former Blue Peter host, 51, has backed the 2026 Kids Aloud initiative.

Evening Standard

Harry Styles calls Blue Peter gold badge his ‘proudest achievement’ after record Wembley residency

The singer received the special award in recognition of his musical career and for inspiring young people

The Independent UK

Harry Styles says receiving Blue Peter badge ‘might be proudest achievement’

The gold badge is awarded to individuals in recognition of extraordinary achievements.

Evening Standard

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King given Blue Peter Green Badge in recognition of ‘amazing’ environmental work

It came during a visit to Dumfries House in East Ayrshire on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

King Charles awarded special Blue Peter badge during visit

The King and Queen previously received Gold Blue Peter badges

The Independent UK

King arrives at Dumfries House to receive Blue Peter Green Badge

He will meet Blue Peter presenter Joel Mawhinney and school children during the event.

Evening Standard

‘I’ve never been scared of saying what I think’: Janet Ellis on godlessness, grief and life beyond Blue Peter

The broadcaster becomes president of Humanists UK in the new year. She talks about juggling TV work with single motherhood, losing her husband, and why she’d rather have specialised in acting

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Who is John Leslie? A look back at the former Blue Peter presenter's career

Two decades on, the former Blue Peter presenter remains one of the most talked-about figures in the history of UK broadcasting

Evening Standard

‘I’m in my sod-it era’: Sophie Ellis-Bextor on speaking up, suing the tabloids and finding power in perimenopause

The singer’s kitchen discos and that Saltburn scene have given her the mother of all career resurgences. So how is she capitalising on this midlife moment? With an album about the perimenopause

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m the first Blue Peter presenter who can’t blink’: inside the revamp of TV’s oldest kids’ show

They’ve hired a puppet as a host, moved set and are targeting the TikTok generation. Stars old and new line up to explain why it’s time for the television classic to evolve or die

The Guardian - UK

Much-loved presenter gets gold Blue Peter badge 31 years after her final episode

Anthea Turner last hosted the show in1994

The Independent UK

Anthea Turner joins Queen Elizabeth and David Attenborough in receiving Gold Blue Peter badge

The television presenter, now 64, fronted Blue Peter between 1992 and 1994 and became one of its most memorable faces

Evening Standard

Anthea Turner receives gold Blue Peter badge 31 years after her final episode

Turner said: ‘This is my proudest moment and I won’t forget it.’

Evening Standard

Ex-Blue Peter star Katy Hill reveals BBC producer called her ‘fat’ despite being size 12

The presenter, now 54, says behind the daring stunts and fearless image on Blue Peter, she secretly struggled with body image pressures and criticism from inside the BBC

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Biddy Baxter was warm, funny and inspirational

Letters: Catriona Lamont says her encouragement helped kickstart a scientific career. Plus a letter from John Hinkly

The Guardian - UK

Here’s one she made earlier! Biddy Baxter, the TV genius who made Blue Peter matter

Baxter was the sharp – if tough – TV brain behind the beloved children’s show’s most celebrated parts, from the studio pets to the coveted badges

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Biddy Baxter obituary

Pioneering producer who shaped Blue Peter into one of Britain’s most popular and enduring children’s television programmes

The Independent UK

Blue Peter pioneer dies, aged 92

Biddy Baxter introduced the famous Blue Peter badge

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Blue Peter legend Biddy Baxter dies aged 92 as tributes pour in for children's TV pioneer

Baxter took over as editor of Blue Peter in 1965, several years after the programme’s launch

The Independent UK

All the changes coming to Blue Peter in September

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Beloved children’s entertainer named as new Blue Peter host

Hacker T Dog will join Blue Peter in September

Evening Standard

Hacker T Dog announced as new Blue Peter presenter

Hacker T Dog – with the help of puppeteer Phil Fletcher – will join the current presenters as Blue Peter reveals a new look and format in September.

The Independent UK

Rolls-Royce for King Charles’ coronation among gifts royal family received

Buckingham Palace has revealed the gifts the royals received included Blue Peter badges to a cobble from Coronation Street set

Evening Standard

Blue Peter to air with ‘digital-first magazine format’ from new studio

From September, one of the world’s longest-running children’s TV shows will reveal a new look and format.

Evening Standard

From John Noakes to Konnie Huq: All 43 Blue Peter presenters as BBC stops live episodes

Show has been running for 67 years but will no longer be live

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