List of Blue Peter presenters facts for kids

Konnie Huq, the 26th presenter, is the longest-serving female presenter, from 1997 to 2008

Blue Peter is a British children's television programme created by John Hunter Blair. The first programme was broadcast on 16 October 1958, and the series still airs as of 2021. It is the longest-running children's television programme in the world, and also one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. Blue Peter currently airs weekly on Thursdays in the United Kingdom on CBBC, a digital television channel. The show is produced in a magazine format, often transmitting live, and features a combination of studio presentation, interviews and outside broadcasting items. There have been forty official presenters of Blue Peter.

Presenters

Richard Bacon, the 25th presenter from 1997 to 1998, is the only presenter to have his contract terminated mid-run

No.	Presenter	Tenure began	Tenure ended	Length	Ref(s)
01 1	Trace, ChristopherChristopher Trace	16 October 1958	24 July 1967	8 years, 281 days
02 2	Williams, LeilaLeila Williams	16 October 1958	8 January 1962	3 years, 84 days
02.1 *	Taylor, AnnAnn Taylor	17 September 1959	11 December 1959	85 days
02.11 *	Hart, TonyTony Hart	13 November 1959	20 November 1959	7 days
03 3	West, AnitaAnita West	7 May 1962	3 September 1962	119 days
04 4	Singleton, ValerieValerie Singleton	3 September 1962	3 July 1972	9 years, 304 days
04.1 *	Michaels, SandraSandra Michaels	20 April 1964	27 April 1964	7 days
05 5	Noakes, JohnJohn Noakes	30 December 1965	26 June 1978	12 years, 178 days
06 6	Purves, PeterPeter Purves	16 November 1967	23 March 1978	10 years, 127 days
07 7	Judd, LesleyLesley Judd	5 May 1972	12 April 1979	6 years, 342 days
08 8	Groom, SimonSimon Groom	15 May 1978	23 June 1986	8 years, 39 days
09 9	Wenner, ChristopherChristopher Wenner	14 September 1978	23 June 1980	1 year, 283 days
10	Heath, TinaTina Heath	5 April 1979	23 June 1980	1 year, 79 days
11	Greene, SarahSarah Greene	19 May 1980	27 June 1983	3 years, 39 days
12	Duncan, PeterPeter Duncan	11 September 1980	18 June 1984	3 years, 281 days
13	Ellis, JanetJanet Ellis	28 April 1983	29 June 1987	4 years, 62 days
14	Sundin, MichaelMichael Sundin	13 September 1984	24 June 1985	284 days
14.1 *	Duncan, PeterPeter Duncan	9 September 1985	27 November 1986	1 year, 79 days
15	Curry, MarkMark Curry	23 June 1986	26 June 1989	3 years, 3 days
16	Keating, CaronCaron Keating	13 November 1986	22 January 1990	3 years, 70 days
17	Fielding, YvetteYvette Fielding	29 June 1987	29 June 1992	5 years, 0 days
18	Leslie, JohnJohn Leslie	20 April 1989	20 January 1994	4 years, 275 days
19	Jordan, Diane-LouiseDiane-Louise Jordan	25 January 1990	26 February 1996	6 years, 32 days
20	Turner, AntheaAnthea Turner	14 September 1992	27 June 1994	1 year, 286 days
21	Vincent, TimTim Vincent	16 December 1993	24 January 1997	3 years, 39 days
22	Miles, StuartStuart Miles	27 June 1994	21 June 1999	4 years, 359 days
23	Hill, KatyKaty Hill	23 June 1995	19 June 2000	4 years, 362 days
24	D'Annunzio, RomanaRomana D'Annunzio	1 March 1996	20 February 1998	1 year, 356 days
25	Bacon, RichardRichard Bacon	21 February 1997	16 October 1998	1 year, 237 days
26	Huq, KonnieKonnie Huq	1 December 1997	23 January 2008	10 years, 53 days
27	Thomas, SimonSimon Thomas	8 January 1999	25 April 2005	6 years, 107 days
28	Baker, MattMatt Baker	25 June 1999	26 June 2006	7 years, 1 day
29	Barker, LizLiz Barker	23 June 2000	10 April 2006	5 years, 291 days
30	Salmon, ZöeZöe Salmon	23 December 2004	25 June 2008	3 years, 185 days
31	Jones, GethinGethin Jones	26 April 2005	25 June 2008	3 years, 60 days
32	Akinwolere, AndyAndy Akinwolere	28 June 2006	28 June 2011	5 years, 0 days
33	Skelton, HelenHelen Skelton	23 September 2008	26 September 2013	5 years, 3 days
34	Defries, JoelJoel Defries	23 September 2008	14 December 2010	2 years, 82 days
35	Harwood, BarneyBarney Harwood	17 January 2011	14 September 2017	6 years, 240 days
36	Russell, LindseyLindsey Russell	5 September 2013	Present	10 years, 234 days
37	Chinyanganya, RadziRadzi Chinyanganya	17 October 2013	18 April 2019	5 years, 183 days
38	Driss, RichieRichie Driss	16 May 2019	Present	4 years, 346 days
39	Mudenda, MwakaMwaka Mudenda	14 May 2020	Present	3 years, 348 days
40	Beales, AdamAdam Beales	3 September 2020	Present	3 years, 236 days

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