we each have our Blue Peter it's dependent on our age from being small to grow in tall then parents
kids us age so are these your times presenters then are these guys maybe those is your ear and
near or near a yesteryear the Early Show hello hello because since 1958 it's been a fixture in
our lives and now six long decades later it still lives and breathes and thrives and so for 60 years
of mums and dads and countless boys and girls it is the longest-running children's TV program in
the world from a jolly different ring in a world of black and white to this technical the future
that the internet ignites it's a diary it's a record it's a time capsule unsealed so here's
one we made earlier let's see what is reveals well we can map the change in britain through
the changing of our clothes there was this and this and that's and this and then and this and
those and the track suits suits and swimsuits and the shell suits and the flares plus the hairdos
and the hair don'ts some bad hair days some bad hair and there was that time Oh in that
time yeah do you remember when oh I love this bit this famous clip the one when he and then and so
many golden moments children animals presenters there's the comic and iconic and the moments now
momentous do you remember who you were back then your plans your hopes your dreams do you
remember who you watched it with like yesterday who seems this says the cakes and all the bakes
and the mistakes along the way but we made them and we gave them to our family and they'd say
did you make that DP you make that delicious aunt you're clever it's may be burnt or dry or wonky
but a moment sweet forever and the pancakes oh the pancakes first a mixing then the toss how we wish
that we could share on now those that we have one with yogurt pots and bottle tops and toilet
rolls and glue you could make a Tracy Island then escape to play there too and with newspaper and
drinking straws and sticky tape and string you'd make something out of nothing but it might mean
everything like some coal tankers and tinsel made with love an Advent crown and we always put it up
and my heart never takes it down because our mum would like the candles lift us up and we
take turns and in smiling Christmas photos Mama's gone her like still burns but we've never shied
away from the hard stories in the news reporting here and here and here and here to help kids form
their views and for decades now for decades the agenda has been green we have one world
and it's beautiful need to keep it clean and this inspiring kids as citizens the Blue Peter appeals
asked for help and not for money that's to show kids how it feels to be part of something proud
of something work in different ways and as the totalizer Rises children's hopes and pride are
raised yes world records and world leaders and some world-class superstars force around the
world perspective broad horizons travel far and from the safety of yourself or see the world and
learn its ways children think of others sisters brothers save the world he says but the real stars
of the program well that's always been the pets like when Fred turned into Frieda things a child
does not forget and there have been dogs and cats and tortoises to bring kids from their shells and
birds and bees and births and deaths and more so legend tells with meg and honey Goldie Shelley
Lucy Bonnie Joey socks and Willow Mabel magic George hibernation box and from Petra and get
down yet there's been many come and gone but as man's best friends it never ends their memories
still evolve and there's the old Blue Peter garden where they'd show you how to grow a love of nature
and none greater with potatoes Percy thrower and the new one now in Salford very different sharing
routes and that's to bring those two green fingers which then lingers growing shoots and you can walk
this path of glory with the stories that unfold of those applauded then rewarded with a badge of
shining gold and then later nothing greater pen to paper write a letter than the postman brings a
package with your name of nothing better and he's sending out words sending poems lovingly displayed
and it isn't just a model or a picture that they've made he says the precious time I worked
on this you know up felt free to use a special secret part inside that holds the real me and I
did it for the first time and I did my very best and I pin my hopes and dreams and now I pin them
on my chest and me and my Blue Peter badge you'll see us shine with pride and deep within my dreams
begin to realign inside and so for many years blue Peters had a dedicated team reply to every
single letter no forgetting what it means cuz in these letters in these pictures in these poems
and these cards we see some children find their childhood to be very very hard but just look at
what our kids can do just look what they achieve when we have caught them and supported them and
taught them to believe to work together share and ever right to exercise their choice to make
a difference be the difference fight to exercise their voice so we shall effort we show teamwork
we show courage we shall steal we shall sheer determination kids and this is how it feels and
there are stories here of glories there is wonder there is our we're highlighting the uniting for
the things worth fighting for and maybe you could break that record maybe you could give that talk
maybe you could take a metaphoric lion for a walk and the Olympics Paralympics inspires a
child to dream that he or she can one day hold aloft the gold they've won for Team GB and you
can see that she's inspired you can see it in her face nose within herself her inner self she will
go to outer space and some will climb a mountain scale the heights and feel the thrill but some
mountains are inside ourselves you can climb and you will so we see 60 years children of their own
ari is ringing with their singing as we think of how they've grown and just look into their shining
eyes and tell me what you see in their faces we see traces of the child we used to be and we look
across at our keys and our grandkids and we ponder on the dances and romances and the chances that
we've squandered and as parents and as carers we can often see the way but we can find it hard to
find the time or find the words to say to be like this kids three like this kids dream like this
kids be like this and whatever shoes you ever choose forever be like this and be more sharing
be more caring be more daring be more you and be sure to raw and saw some more before your time is
through and there's an emblem there's a standard on a flag ship there's a sign within its folds the
future holds your badge of gold see how it shines so climb the ropes to find the hopes to choose
your course and blaze your trail set your sights on life's adventures fly blue pizza set sail