srixon 1
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A legend of kids TV from the 70's and 80's. RIP John, give Shep a pat from me.
John Noakes - RIP
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PhilTheFragger
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another boyhood hero gone, cant be many left.
Sad Times
Sad Times
IanM
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He was brilliant on Blue Peter when I was a kid.....
JohnnyDee
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Yes, it's probably hard for people who weren't around in those days to grasp just what a big figure he was for us kids back then.
Always seemed like a top bloke to me too. More sad news.
Always seemed like a top bloke to me too. More sad news.
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"Get down Shep"....often mimicked in a Yorkshire accent seem to have made it into popular culture, thanks to John Noakes I think. With 2 channels to choose from back then there wasn't a lot on telly but after school Blue Peter was a must watch for our generation. Noakes had great 'likeability' as Louis Walsh would say. RIP
DCB
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13 years on Blue Peter, nowadays they seem to go through 13 presenters a year.
His high altitude free fall jump made the record books. He was made for the job.
His high altitude free fall jump made the record books. He was made for the job.
My fave BP presenter... sad loss
dewsweeper
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Climbing Nelsons Column for me was his greatest achievement.
I have a good head for heights being an ex fireman,i recall it was nervewracking.
I have a good head for heights being an ex fireman,i recall it was nervewracking.
Sad news.
Do you remember his trip on a toboggan down the Cresta Run? Health and Safety would have a field day with some of the stunts he did for Blue Peter...
Hahahaha, the baby elephant that stood on his foot, then dragged him off screen... Brilliant memories!
Do you remember his trip on a toboggan down the Cresta Run? Health and Safety would have a field day with some of the stunts he did for Blue Peter...
Hahahaha, the baby elephant that stood on his foot, then dragged him off screen... Brilliant memories!
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Such a boys own hero. Set a world record at the time for his free fall and apparently everything done without insurance as they couldn't get any. HID use to work with his son, Mark at a landscaping garden company and he had some great tales to tell
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Sad day in the SiLH household. A boyhood hero - perhaps my #1 boyhood hero (though maybe a tie with Ronnie Simpson)
