When Blue Peter began, the programme was very different from the one you see now. It was shorter, shown only once a week and consisted mainly of Chris showing model railway layouts and Leila showing dolls. There were no pets, no badges and no ship, but there was the familiar theme tune, called "Barnacle Bill".
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Blue Peter is a long-running BBC television programme for children. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC Channel. It is named after the blue-and-white flag hoi...
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" Blue Peter " is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). It is a rendition of the theme tune for the British children's television show Blue Peter and was used b...
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See how Mike Oldfield recorded his acclaimed version of the Blue Peter theme tune in 1979 and the programme's theme tunes throughout the years. ... His version of the Blue Peter theme tune was one of the best loved and included dozens of different instruments, which he all played himself. In this video clip Mike shows...
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Want to be involved in the recording of a new Blue Peter tune? See the BBC Talent website to find out how. ... Ben has also worked with many orchestras both on stage and in the studio and recently worked with Murray Gold to orchestrate the Blue Peter theme tune that will be used on the show in September...
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Blue Peter has admitted it junked a new arrangement of its theme tune recorded with 40 viewers, citing 'technical difficulties'. By Ben Dowell. ... "We were unable to use the original version of the Blue Peter theme tune recorded by the music makers because of technical difficulties," the BBC said in a statement.
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Blue Peter is launching Music Makers, an initiative to record a new version of the show's legendary theme tune Barnacle Bill. ... Young Music Makers to update Blue Peter’s famous theme tune ... Blue Peter editor Richard Marson said: “This is something really special with a once-in-a-lifetime prize, the opportunity to...
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That programme is 'Blue Peter', and its story is ... With each show lasting just 15 minutes, and heralded by its jaunty 'Barnacle Bill' theme tune, the programme mainly concerned itself with items on train sets for boys and dolls for girls, and stories of Packi, a little white elephant, told and illustrated by Tony Hart.
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want to join? register in seconds| ... this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2006 ... Sheffield children help to compose new theme tune for Blue Peter. (sheffieldtoday.net)
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