Episodes
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1. Episode 1
10 Sept 1973
Expedition Ivory Coast In today’s programme, John and Pete in their dug-out canoe battle with 15-foot waves and Lesley explores a ghost town on the edge of the jungle.
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2. Episode 2
13 Sept 1973
Expedition Ivory Coast When the jungle trail runs out, John, Pete and Lesley take to canoes to visit Tiegba, a fishing village built on stilts over the muddy waters of a tropical lagoon. Making a splash on the Ivory Coast.
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3. Episode 3
17 Sept 1973
Expedition - Ivory Coast John, Pete and Lesley meet the knife painters of Fakar, where each man paints a picture every day, and six-year-old Emmanuel who sews faster than a machine.
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4. Episode 4
20 Sept 1973
Expedition Ivory Coast The sinister story of the Sacred Masks and the Yacouba acrobats.
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5. Episode 5
24 Sept 1973
Expedition - Ivory Coast John, Peter and Lesley come face to face with crocodiles at the Sacred Lake and meet the strolling Balafon players-with six foot xylophones made of solid wood.
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6. Episode 6
27 Sept 1973
Expedition - Ivory Coast John, Peter and Lesley cross the jungle barefoot on a sweeping creeper bridge to find the ten-foot stilt dancers of Gouessesso.
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7. Episode 7
1 Oct 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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8. Episode 8
4 Oct 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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9. Episode 9
8 Oct 1973
John Noakes trains with the RAF’s Flying Falcons In preparation for his five-mile drop through the sky. According to the Guinness Book of Records, John is the first civilian in Britain ever to have achieved this spectacular feat.
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10. Episode 10
11 Oct 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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11. Episode 11
15 Oct 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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12. Episode 12
18 Oct 1973
John meets a famous actress - Charlotte Rhodes. Few people realise that The Onedin Line‘s famous ship plays many different parts, and today you can see how the transformations take place.
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13. Episode 13
22 Oct 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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14. Episode 14
25 Oct 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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15. Episode 15
29 Oct 1973
Five months ago Lesley visited Whipsnade Zoo for the selection of the 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales’s new mascot. Today you can watch Dewi II’s debut at Cardiff Castle in front Of HRH the Prince of Wales, and see how he reacted to his period of intensive square bashing.
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16. Episode 16
1 Nov 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
17. Episode 17
5 Nov 1973
Petra celebrates her 11th birthday, and Dr Who, alias Jon Pertwee, demonstrates his amazing new car.
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18. Episode 18
8 Nov 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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19. Episode 19
12 Nov 1973
Today Valerie and John go behind-the-scenes at Westminster Abbey to see the preparations being made for this week’s Royal Wedding. More than 500-million people in five continents are expected to be viewing on Wednesday, and the Wedding will be televised ' live ' to 16 different countries. The BBC will be using 50 cameras and 14 mobile control rooms to cover the event, and in today’s Blue Peter you can see where the cameras are hidden in the Abbey.
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20. Episode 20
15 Nov 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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21. Episode 21
19 Nov 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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22. Episode 22
22 Nov 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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23. Episode 23
26 Nov 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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24. Episode 24
29 Nov 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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25. Episode 25
3 Dec 1973
Over 2,000 cats and kittens entered for Saturday’s National Cat Club Championship Show at Olympia. Lesley judged the Blue Peter classes and, today, the eight first prizewinners will be in the studio to compete for the Blue Peter Supreme Championship.
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26. Episode 26
6 Dec 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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27. Episode 27
10 Dec 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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28. Episode 28
13 Dec 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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29. Episode 29
17 Dec 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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30. Episode 30
20 Dec 1973
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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31. Episode 31
24 Dec 1973
Arthur Askey shows John and Pete how to play the parts of the Ugly Sisters, with Lesley as Prince Charming and Val as Cinderella. Join in carols around the tree with the Band of the Chalk Farm Branch of the Salvation Army plus news of the Blue Peter Stampede.
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32. Episode 32
31 Dec 1973
Review of the Year - including John’s five-mile free fall, the amazing Uri Geller and the special message from Pope Paul VI.
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33. Episode 33
3 Jan 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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34. Episode 34
7 Jan 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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35. Episode 35
10 Jan 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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36. Episode 36
14 Jan 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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37. Episode 37
17 Jan 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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38. Episode 38
21 Jan 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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39. Episode 39
24 Jan 1974
Paco Pena and his Flamenco Puro Paco, with dancers Margarita and Faiquillo De Cordoba, teach Lesley the basic flamenco steps to rhythm provided by John and Pete with Barrilito, El Sordera and Basilisco.
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40. Episode 40
28 Jan 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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41. Episode 41
31 Jan 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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42. Episode 42
4 Feb 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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43. Episode 43
7 Feb 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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44. Episode 44
11 Feb 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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45. Episode 45
14 Feb 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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46. Episode 46
18 Feb 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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47. Episode 47
21 Feb 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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48. Episode 48
25 Feb 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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49. Episode 49
28 Feb 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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50. Episode 50
4 Mar 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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51. Episode 51
7 Mar 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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52. Episode 52
11 Mar 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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53. Episode 53
14 Mar 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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54. Episode 54
18 Mar 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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55. Episode 55
21 Mar 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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56. Episode 56
25 Mar 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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57. Episode 57
28 Mar 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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58. Episode 58
1 Apr 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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59. Episode 59
4 Apr 1974
Hannah, the labrador bought by Blue Peter viewers with a silver paper collection, and her latest litter of six puppies (one of them is shown here) - plus Bonnie the Kennel cat. The pups make their debut today.
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60. Episode 60
8 Apr 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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61. Episode 61
11 Apr 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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62. Episode 62
18 Apr 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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63. Episode 63
22 Apr 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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64. Episode 64
25 Apr 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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65. Episode 65
29 Apr 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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66. Episode 66
2 May 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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67. Episode 67
6 May 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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68. Episode 68
9 May 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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69. Episode 69
13 May 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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70. Episode 70
16 May 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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71. Episode 71
20 May 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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72. Episode 72
23 May 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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73. Episode 73
27 May 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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74. Episode 74
3 Jun 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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75. Episode 75
6 Jun 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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76. Episode 76
10 Jun 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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77. Episode 77
13 Jun 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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78. Episode 78
17 Jun 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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79. Episode 79
20 Jun 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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80. Episode 80
24 Jun 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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81. Episode 81
27 Jun 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
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82. Episode 82
1 Jul 1974
with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd. Today you can discover where the Blue Peter team is off to for the summer expedition.
Blue Peter 1973-1974: quick answers
How many episodes are in Blue Peter 1973-1974?
1973-1974 of Blue Peter has 82 episodes.
When did Blue Peter 1973-1974 come out?
1973-1974 premiered on 10 Sept 1973.