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Rumours have been going around the internet today that the BBC are soon to axe the popular long running programme ‘Blue Peter‘ from BBC1.
Following the completion of the digital switchover, later this year, it is said that the BBC are planning to move all children’s programmes from BBC1 & BBC2 onto their digital channels CBBC and Cbeebies. Of course this isn’t going to make a difference to children’s lives as all they will have to do is switchover onto another channel when they get home from school. As the BBC are not planning to put this plan into action until everyone has full access to the digital network, there really seems no problem with what they are doing.
However if you’re like me, you may find it sad that after more than 60 years at it’s home on BBC1, Blue Peter will be moved to it’s digital cousin. In my view Blue Peter belongs on BBC1. Other children’s programmes come and go but Blue Peter has proven it can stand the test of time. It is a programme our parents have grown up with and even in some cases our grandparents. It seems like an insult that Blue Peter will be taken from a prime time channel.
The BBC claim that the move is in order of a budget cut (isn’t everything nowadays?) They will be moving children’s programmes as part of wide-ranging plans to cut hundreds of millions of pounds from its budget by 2017 and so to rejig its output for the post-analogue broadcasting era.
All I hope is that Blue Peter continues it’s reign and doesn’t fall into an un-watched rut after it’s move. Long may the show reign!
Here is a video of a famous moment on Blue Peter, thanks to youtube user ‘campfreddie’