RIP John Noakes

[charierre]

Sadly passed away , help make Blue Peter the show many children have grown up with and enjoyed.

 

[erskblue]

Sad news indeed. Blue Peter was my first favourite programme as a kid. Pretty sure I started watching it in about 1973/74.

Also ' Go with Noakes" which John Noakes did either near the end of his time with Blue Peter or just after he left. Or both ! Can't remember off hand.

 

[Boyne]

RIP John. A great TV presenter. Enjoyed watching Blue Peter as a kid. He was part of one of the great line-ups in the show's history: alongside Peter Purves and Val Singleton. One of John's finest moments was when he climbed Nelson's column. Different attitudes to Health and Safety in those days.

 

[erskblue]

Yeah climbing Nelsons column and also parachuting from I think five miles up !

A true tv legend.

 

[Boyne]

Yeah climbing Nelsons column and also parachuting from I think five miles up !

A true tv legend.

Yes, it was five miles up. For many years he held the record for the highest parachute jump by a civilian.