News about Lesley Judd
Children adored her performance, but she ran Blue Peter with a rod of iron, frightening the presenters and bosses alike. Biddy Baxter, not the Daleks, was scarier than the Daleks, no wonder they said
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August 3, 2023
The accolades paid to Biddy Baxter are well deserved: 'The BBC has never seen a more dedicated, passionate, and pioneering children's producer in its history,' Sir David Attenborough states in this book. Sir Simon Rattle says, 'Isn't a good lady.' Biddy, a Leicester-based journalist who edited Blue Peter, a twice-weekly magazine publication that has been enjoyed, imitated, mocked, celebrated, revered' in the words of Marson, for 26 years, from 1962 to 1988. Blue Peter, the world's longest-running children's television show, remains a mash-up of animal and pet products, awards, humanitarian appeals, global exploration, cookery demonstrations, and history lessons.
The new Blue Peter host, Abby Cook, is Abby Cook
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March 6, 2023
On Monday, Falkirk's Abby Cook was announced as the 42nd presenter to join the Blue Peter crew. Abby is the 42nd host of the country's longest-running children's television show, and he will co-host alongside Mwaksy, Joel, and Henry the dog.