List of Blue Peter presenters
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Blue Peter is a British children's television programme created by John Hunter Blair. The first programme was broadcast on 16 October 1958. 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 Fridays 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-four official presenters of Blue Peter.
Tables
· Presenters › Relief
| No. | Presenter | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Length | Ref(s) |
| Ann Taylor | 17 September 1959 | 11 December 1959 | 85 days | ||
| Tony Hart | 13 November 1959 | 20 November 1959 | 7 days | ||
| Sandra Michaels | 20 April 1964 | 27 April 1964 | 7 days |
· Presenters › Official
1
1958
1958–1967
1
No.
1
Presenter
Christopher Trace
Tenure began
16 October 1958
Tenure ended
24 July 1967
Length
8 years, 281 days
2
1958
1958–1962
2
No.
2
Presenter
Leila Williams
Tenure began
16 October 1958
Tenure ended
8 January 1962
Length
3 years, 84 days
3
1962
1962–1962
3
No.
3
Presenter
Anita West
Tenure began
7 May 1962
Tenure ended
3 September 1962
Length
119 days
4
1962
1962–1975
4
No.
4
Presenter
Valerie Singleton
Tenure began
3 September 1962
Tenure ended
29 December 1975
Length
13 years, 117 days
5
1965
1965–1978
5
No.
5
Presenter
John Noakes
Tenure began
30 December 1965
Tenure ended
26 June 1978
Length
12 years, 178 days
6
1967
1967–1978
6
No.
6
Presenter
Peter Purves
Tenure began
16 November 1967
Tenure ended
23 March 1978
Length
10 years, 127 days
7
1972
1972–1979
7
No.
7
Presenter
Lesley Judd
Tenure began
15 May 1972
Tenure ended
12 April 1979
Length
6 years, 342 days
8
1978
1978–1986
8
No.
8
Presenter
Simon Groom
Tenure began
15 May 1978
Tenure ended
23 June 1986
Length
8 years, 39 days
9
1978
1978–1980
9
No.
9
Presenter
Christopher Wenner
Tenure began
14 September 1978
Tenure ended
23 June 1980
Length
1 year, 283 days
10
1979
1979–1980
10
No.
10
Presenter
Tina Heath
Tenure began
5 April 1979
Tenure ended
23 June 1980
Length
1 year, 79 days
11
1980
1980–1983
11
No.
11
Presenter
Sarah Greene
Tenure began
19 May 1980
Tenure ended
27 June 1983
Length
3 years, 39 days
12
1980
1980–1984
12
No.
12
Presenter
Peter Duncan
Tenure began
11 September 1980
Tenure ended
18 June 1984
Length
3 years, 281 days
13
1983
1983–1987
13
No.
13
Presenter
Janet Ellis
Tenure began
28 April 1983
Tenure ended
29 June 1987
Length
4 years, 62 days
14
1984
1984–1985
14
No.
14
Presenter
Michael Sundin
Tenure began
13 September 1984
Tenure ended
24 June 1985
Length
284 days
15
1986
1986–1989
15
No.
15
Presenter
Mark Curry
Tenure began
23 June 1986
Tenure ended
26 June 1989
Length
3 years, 3 days
16
1986
1986–1990
16
No.
16
Presenter
Caron Keating
Tenure began
13 November 1986
Tenure ended
22 January 1990
Length
3 years, 70 days
17
1987
1987–1992
17
No.
17
Presenter
Yvette Fielding
Tenure began
29 June 1987
Tenure ended
29 June 1992
Length
5 years, 0 days
18
1989
1989–1994
18
No.
18
Presenter
John Leslie
Tenure began
20 April 1989
Tenure ended
20 January 1994
Length
4 years, 275 days
19
1990
1990–1996
19
No.
19
Presenter
Diane-Louise Jordan
Tenure began
25 January 1990
Tenure ended
26 February 1996
Length
6 years, 32 days
20
1992
1992–1994
20
No.
20
Presenter
Anthea Turner
Tenure began
14 September 1992
Tenure ended
27 June 1994
Length
1 year, 286 days
21
1993
1993–1997
21
No.
21
Presenter
Tim Vincent
Tenure began
16 December 1993
Tenure ended
24 January 1997
Length
3 years, 39 days
22
1994
1994–1999
22
No.
22
Presenter
Stuart Miles
Tenure began
27 June 1994
Tenure ended
21 June 1999
Length
4 years, 359 days
23
1995
1995–2000
23
No.
23
Presenter
Katy Hill
Tenure began
23 June 1995
Tenure ended
19 June 2000
Length
4 years, 362 days
24
1996
1996–1998
24
No.
24
Presenter
Romana D'Annunzio
Tenure began
1 March 1996
Tenure ended
20 February 1998
Length
1 year, 356 days
25
1997
1997–1998
25
No.
25
Presenter
Richard Bacon
Tenure began
21 February 1997
Tenure ended
16 October 1998
Length
1 year, 237 days
26
1997
1997–2008
26
No.
26
Presenter
Konnie Huq
Tenure began
1 December 1997
Tenure ended
23 January 2008
Length
10 years, 53 days
27
1999
1999–2005
27
No.
27
Presenter
Simon Thomas
Tenure began
8 January 1999
Tenure ended
25 April 2005
Length
6 years, 107 days
28
1999
1999–2006
28
No.
28
Presenter
Matt Baker
Tenure began
25 June 1999
Tenure ended
26 June 2006
Length
7 years, 1 day
29
2000
2000–2006
29
No.
29
Presenter
Liz Barker
Tenure began
23 June 2000
Tenure ended
10 April 2006
Length
5 years, 291 days
30
2004
2004–2008
30
No.
30
Presenter
Zoe Salmon
Tenure began
23 December 2004
Tenure ended
25 June 2008
Length
3 years, 185 days
31
2005
2005–2008
31
No.
31
Presenter
Gethin Jones
Tenure began
26 April 2005
Tenure ended
25 June 2008
Length
3 years, 60 days
32
2006
2006–2011
32
No.
32
Presenter
Ayo Akinwolere
Tenure began
28 June 2006
Tenure ended
28 June 2011
Length
5 years, 0 days
33
2008
2008–2013
33
No.
33
Presenter
Helen Skelton
Tenure began
23 September 2008
Tenure ended
26 September 2013
Length
5 years, 3 days
34
2008
2008–2010
34
No.
34
Presenter
Joel Defries
Tenure began
23 September 2008
Tenure ended
14 December 2010
Length
2 years, 82 days
35
2011
2011–2017
35
No.
35
Presenter
Barney Harwood
Tenure began
17 January 2011
Tenure ended
14 September 2017
Length
6 years, 240 days
36
2013
2013–2021
36
No.
36
Presenter
Lindsey Russell
Tenure began
5 September 2013
Tenure ended
15 July 2021
Length
7 years, 313 days
37
2013
2013–2019
37
No.
37
Presenter
Radzi Chinyanganya
Tenure began
17 October 2013
Tenure ended
18 April 2019
Length
5 years, 183 days
38
2019
2019–2023
38
No.
38
Presenter
Richie Driss
Tenure began
16 May 2019
Tenure ended
3 March 2023
Length
3 years, 291 days
39
2020
2020–2023
39
No.
39
Presenter
Mwaksy Mudenda
Tenure began
14 May 2020
Tenure ended
29 September 2023
Length
3 years, 138 days
40
2020
2020–2022
40
No.
40
Presenter
Adam Beales
Tenure began
3 September 2020
Tenure ended
15 July 2022
Length
1 year, 315 days
41
41
No.
41
Presenter
Joel Mawhinney‡
Tenure began
11 November 2022
Tenure ended
present
Length
2 years, 339 days
42
42
No.
42
Presenter
Abby Cook‡
Tenure began
10 March 2023
Tenure ended
present
Length
2 years, 220 days
43
43
No.
43
Presenter
Shini Muthukrishnan‡
Tenure began
19 January 2024
Tenure ended
present
Length
1 year, 270 days
44
44
No.
44
Presenter
Hacker T Dog‡
Tenure began
5 September 2025
Tenure ended
present
Length
41 days
| No. | Presenter | Tenure began | Tenure ended | Length | Ref(s) |
| 1 | Christopher Trace | 16 October 1958 | 24 July 1967 | 8 years, 281 days | |
| 2 | Leila Williams | 16 October 1958 | 8 January 1962 | 3 years, 84 days | |
| 3 | Anita West | 7 May 1962 | 3 September 1962 | 119 days | |
| 4 | Valerie Singleton | 3 September 1962 | 29 December 1975 | 13 years, 117 days | |
| 5 | John Noakes | 30 December 1965 | 26 June 1978 | 12 years, 178 days | |
| 6 | Peter Purves | 16 November 1967 | 23 March 1978 | 10 years, 127 days | |
| 7 | Lesley Judd | 15 May 1972 | 12 April 1979 | 6 years, 342 days | |
| 8 | Simon Groom | 15 May 1978 | 23 June 1986 | 8 years, 39 days | |
| 9 | Christopher Wenner | 14 September 1978 | 23 June 1980 | 1 year, 283 days | |
| 10 | Tina Heath | 5 April 1979 | 23 June 1980 | 1 year, 79 days | |
| 11 | Sarah Greene | 19 May 1980 | 27 June 1983 | 3 years, 39 days | |
| 12 | Peter Duncan | 11 September 1980 | 18 June 1984 | 3 years, 281 days | |
| 13 | Janet Ellis | 28 April 1983 | 29 June 1987 | 4 years, 62 days | |
| 14 | Michael Sundin | 13 September 1984 | 24 June 1985 | 284 days | |
| Peter Duncan | 9 September 1985 | 27 November 1986 | 1 year, 79 days | ||
| 15 | Mark Curry | 23 June 1986 | 26 June 1989 | 3 years, 3 days | |
| 16 | Caron Keating | 13 November 1986 | 22 January 1990 | 3 years, 70 days | |
| 17 | Yvette Fielding | 29 June 1987 | 29 June 1992 | 5 years, 0 days | |
| 18 | John Leslie | 20 April 1989 | 20 January 1994 | 4 years, 275 days | |
| 19 | Diane-Louise Jordan | 25 January 1990 | 26 February 1996 | 6 years, 32 days | |
| 20 | Anthea Turner | 14 September 1992 | 27 June 1994 | 1 year, 286 days | |
| 21 | Tim Vincent | 16 December 1993 | 24 January 1997 | 3 years, 39 days | |
| 22 | Stuart Miles | 27 June 1994 | 21 June 1999 | 4 years, 359 days | |
| 23 | Katy Hill | 23 June 1995 | 19 June 2000 | 4 years, 362 days | |
| 24 | Romana D'Annunzio | 1 March 1996 | 20 February 1998 | 1 year, 356 days | |
| 25 | Richard Bacon | 21 February 1997 | 16 October 1998 | 1 year, 237 days | |
| 26 | Konnie Huq | 1 December 1997 | 23 January 2008 | 10 years, 53 days | |
| 27 | Simon Thomas | 8 January 1999 | 25 April 2005 | 6 years, 107 days | |
| 28 | Matt Baker | 25 June 1999 | 26 June 2006 | 7 years, 1 day | |
| 29 | Liz Barker | 23 June 2000 | 10 April 2006 | 5 years, 291 days | |
| 30 | Zoe Salmon | 23 December 2004 | 25 June 2008 | 3 years, 185 days | |
| 31 | Gethin Jones | 26 April 2005 | 25 June 2008 | 3 years, 60 days | |
| 32 | Ayo Akinwolere | 28 June 2006 | 28 June 2011 | 5 years, 0 days | |
| 33 | Helen Skelton | 23 September 2008 | 26 September 2013 | 5 years, 3 days | |
| 34 | Joel Defries | 23 September 2008 | 14 December 2010 | 2 years, 82 days | |
| 35 | Barney Harwood | 17 January 2011 | 14 September 2017 | 6 years, 240 days | |
| 36 | Lindsey Russell | 5 September 2013 | 15 July 2021 | 7 years, 313 days | |
| 37 | Radzi Chinyanganya | 17 October 2013 | 18 April 2019 | 5 years, 183 days | |
| 38 | Richie Driss | 16 May 2019 | 3 March 2023 | 3 years, 291 days | |
| 39 | Mwaksy Mudenda | 14 May 2020 | 29 September 2023 | 3 years, 138 days | |
| 40 | Adam Beales | 3 September 2020 | 15 July 2022 | 1 year, 315 days | |
| 41 | Joel Mawhinney‡ | 11 November 2022 | present | 2 years, 339 days | |
| 42 | Abby Cook‡ | 10 March 2023 | present | 2 years, 220 days | |
| 43 | Shini Muthukrishnan‡ | 19 January 2024 | present | 1 year, 270 days | |
| 44 | Hacker T Dog‡ | 5 September 2025 | present | 41 days |
References
- Taylor presented the show alongside Trace for six weeks in 1959 for an absent Williams and often replaced Williams on ot
- Hart co-presented two early editions of the show, including hosting at least one in 1959 in place of both Trace and Will
- Michaels presented two episodes on 20 and 27 April 1964 with Trace, while Singleton was on holiday.
- Williams was absent from many episodes in 1959, and more often leading up to her final appearance.
- Singleton continued to make occasional guest appearances in the studio and was a presenter for most series of Blue Peter
- Greene returned to cover for Janet Ellis in 1984, after Ellis injured her pelvis during a parachute landing.
- Fielding stepped in as a temporary replacement for Richard Bacon in 1998, following Bacon's dismissal.
- Puppet character, portrayed by Phil Fletcher.
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