it's a real bittersweet moment to tell you that after eight years and over 400 episodes
i'm actually going to be hanging up my blue peter badge and leaving the show at the end
of this summer lindsay has just announced that she's going to be leaving blue peter in a few
weeks oh i'm going to miss her cockers oh i know you will hacker but don't worry we'll all
miss her but like mwaxie says we want to give her a good fair well on the 15th of july so send
in those letters photos videos video messages literally anything you want to send to lindsay
to give her a good farewell go to the blue peter website and wish lindsay after well at least i'm a
bit overwhelmed by today's blue peter news i've been lucky enough to do some amazing things on
the show and i am fully aware that i'm the only presenter in history to have been chosen for by
the people that actually mattered to this show the most and that's you guys at home the young people
watching and that's something i'll take with me honestly for the rest of my life so thank you
guys at home for giving me my dream job it's very real hearing you say that here in studios but um
don't worry lindsay's here for a few more weeks and we've got plenty of time to give you the most
incredible send-off because obviously you deserve it it's going to be on thursday the 15th of july
so set your alarms because it's going to be unbelievable it is and we want to make that
program a very massive celebration of lindsay's eight years on the show so we're asking you to
send in anything a card a picture or a model and we're gonna fill the studio with it ready
for lindsay's big send off and i know i speak for the three of us when i say that we absolutely love
working with you and i hope you know that you'll always be a part of the bp extended family no i am
forever oh i love you ads i love you all actually and it is a celebration like maxie said and i've
still got a few weeks on the show and we are going to make them epic we have so many good episodes
and programs and really exciting things coming up and actually when i think back on my time here at
blue peter there is one memory and one moment that really really sticks out for me when you first met
your first handsome co-star adam bills no it's actually not that adam i'm sorry it's the moment
back in 2018 where i got to fly with the raf red arrows it was truly just a once in a lifetime
incredible experience and the blue pizza bosses have said we can look back on it again so enjoy
the raf's aerobatic display team the red arrows
are some of the most iconic aeroplanes on the planet
flying through the air at around 500 miles per hour their incredible displays
filled with skill and bravery capture the imagination of millions around the world
this is tanagra air base in greece and it's right here that the red arrows are taking part
in a five-week training program to prepare them to take to the skies for their amazing displays
i'm meeting team leader martin known as red one
what does it actually take to be a red arrow well i've been in the air force
for 18 years now and i've been on the royal air force red arrows team for four years
and that's only a small chunk of my flying career i think the best way to see the dedication and
focus at some quiet is if we take you flying this afternoon and you can actually see what it's like
inside the aircraft i'm so excited i think it's going to be the best day my whole life
that's right i'm not just here for a chat i'm actually going to fly with the red arrows
to be here about to get in that seat and give it a try for myself is just the most
amazing feeling i'm so excited
before i take to the skies i'm invited to watch a display from the ground with wing commander andrew
i'm about to fall over
we are literally at points hundreds of feet away from these guys they are right above our heads
it's genuinely the most spectacular thing i've ever seen
so now you've seen it it's your turn now i am beyond excited but before i fly i need to be
assessed by the doctor to check my body can handle the demands of the flight that's lovely you're
medically cleared to fly we just need to make sure that all the rest of the equipment fits okay
next it's time to meet my pilot adam red10 we've got the stick in the middle so you have controls
in the back and the front so at some point when we go flying i will give you control
and i'll show you that i'm hands off and you can find the jet for yourself what you happy uh
i cannot believe this for a few seconds adam's going to let me take control of the jet in the air
there's just time for our pre-flight briefing while the engineers make the final checks to
the aircraft now i'm starting to get really nervous this really is once in a lifetime
this is the film this is the moment that i'll talk about for the rest of my life let's do it
i actually can't believe this is happening my heart is going so fast i feel quite sick
we begin our takeoff but then
there's a small problem with the aircraft in front for safety reasons we have to stop our takeoff
but this is blue peter we don't just give up thanks to the hard work of the red arrows
team i'm given one last chance to fly and i'm not letting this pass me by here we go this
adam starts us off with a banking turn here we go
and then
check out my viewers
after flying in formation adam breaks away so he can show me just what this jet can do
and just when i thought this couldn't get any better adam offers me the controls
then incredibly adam asks if i want to roll the plane no yeah no
whenever you're ready just put the stick all the way to the left
all this excitement is starting to get to me
but i'll never get to do this again so i'm going to make the most of it
oh my goodness look at that after the most incredible flight it's time to come back down
to earth oh wow oh my goodness honestly what an experience that hands down that was the
best thing i have ever done in my life that was amazing i i will i would genuinely talk about that
for the rest of my life i'm so lucky ah even though my flight is over i've landed yes the
memories will last a lifetime that i want to cry watching that that was the best day ever thank you
to the red arrows thanks to blue peter for letting me do that it was amazing wow honestly it looked
incredible