For thousands of us of a certain age, the former Blue Peter presenter is that personal connection with a collective past There used to be just three television channels. There used to be a universally recognised teatime – five o’clock. And there used to be John Noakes. Now the last of these three poles around which childhood was slung has gone. John Noakes has died, aged 83.He was – of course, of course – a Blue Peter presenter. He did his share of cooking spots, empty-washing-up-liquid-bottle-based “makes” and announcements of the latest milk bottle top collection targets hit, but from 1965 to 1978 he was primarily the teatime magazine programme’s action man. Related: John Noakes, former Blue Peter presenter, dies Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]