tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post5182716433751946718..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: A TALE TO MAKE YOU BLUE - "GET DOWN, SHEP!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-15228954434360142014-01-06T12:43:31.769+00:002014-01-06T12:43:31.769+00:00Maybe John knew it too, DSE. Perhaps that's wh...Maybe John knew it too, DSE. Perhaps that's why he was always telling Shep to "get down" - he didn't want him stealing the limelight.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-83798031553954129712014-01-06T10:22:54.027+00:002014-01-06T10:22:54.027+00:00Very interesting tale, Shep was the star as far as...Very interesting tale, Shep was the star as far as I'm concerned.<br />DeadSpiderEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687178085803686186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-26673034752305454162014-01-03T17:44:25.813+00:002014-01-03T17:44:25.813+00:00I do wonder 'though, Ken, If that was only bec...I do wonder 'though, Ken, If that was only because Peter was still a BP presenter, not leaving the show until March '78 (Petra died in September '77). The last time that Petra appeared on TV, she was filmed in Edith Menezes garden, and it was Edith who arranged for the dog to be put to sleep.<br /><br />Incidentally, the first Petra died only two DAYS after appearing on the show, and I can confirm that Val Singleton IS an android because she had to recharge herself from the mains every 24 hours. (The tortoise told me, so it must be true.)<br /><br />******<br /><br />And you're wanting another one, Arfon? That's just being greedy. Hold on a mo' 'though - it was a 'no-prize' BP badge, so no problem. <br /><br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-80529683952683267192014-01-03T15:25:14.867+00:002014-01-03T15:25:14.867+00:00That would be nice, despite several attempts I nev...That would be nice, despite several attempts I never got one...the wife did though (grumble) Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-55319809865461627012014-01-03T15:03:03.135+00:002014-01-03T15:03:03.135+00:00Petra, the mongrel who was a Blue a Peter dog from...Petra, the mongrel who was a Blue a Peter dog from 1962-1977, lived happily with Peter Purves for her last six years of life. Again a bit of Blue Peter sleight of hand here when years later it was revealed that Petra had replaced a pup Petra mark 1 who died of distemper after two weeks of debuting on the show. <br /><br />It was also rumoured that Valerie Singleton was in fact an android planted by Lord Grade to infiltrate Television Centre in West London. For what purpose nobody knows.<br /><br />Not so sure about the Ms Singleton rumour but as always scratch just below the surface of most of most 60s TV programmes...<br /><br />Ken.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112805028434145175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-39931933643722430772014-01-03T13:26:45.986+00:002014-01-03T13:26:45.986+00:00And a Happy new Year to you, too, sir. Your BP bad...And a Happy new Year to you, too, sir. Your BP badge is in the post.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-91978339705765578222014-01-03T12:58:48.085+00:002014-01-03T12:58:48.085+00:00Bless ‘em. Since they moved the Blue Peter garden ...Bless ‘em. Since they moved the Blue Peter garden to Salford John and Shep’s impressions can now be seen (along with Percy Thrower, Lesley Judd, Simon Groom Goldie, Jack and Jill and Freda the tortoise!) publicly and for free! Well worth a visit! Oh, happy new year to you sir!<br />http://arfonjones.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2013-11-12T08:31:00-08:00&max-results=7<br />Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.com