Blue Peter Special Assignment

Ended

Documentary·1973·7 Seasons

Blue Peter Special Assignment was a factual BBC TV series broadcast in the 1970s and early 1980s, the first spin-off from the long running BBC series Blue Peter. It ran regularly from 1973 until 1981, usually at weekends on BBC1, and was heavily promoted on Blue Peter itself. The concept for the series was developed after Valerie Singleton had made a successful documentary 'special' with HRH Princess Anne when she had visited Kenya in 1971. Series One featured Valerie Singleton looking at six European Capital Cities. These included Rome, Paris, London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Brussels. Series Two continued to feature Singleton looking at European Cities and included Dublin, York and Madrid. Later series looked at Islands and included The Isle of Wight, The Isle of Man, Hong Kong, Malta and Gibraltar.

Starring: Valerie Singleton,Peter Purves

Episodes

Season 7
The Niagara River

S07 | E01

The Niagara River

1981-05-10

The Tweed

S07 | E02

The Tweed

1981-05-17

The Yukon River

S07 | E03

The Yukon River

1981-05-24

The Singapore River

S07 | E04

The Singapore River

1981-05-31

The River Tamar

S07 | E05

The River Tamar

1981-06-07

All Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

6 ep · 1973

Season 2

Season 2

5 ep · 1974

Season 3

Season 3

6 ep · 1975

Season 4

Season 4

6 ep · 1976

Season 5

Season 5

5 ep · 1977

Season 6

Season 6

6 ep · 1979

Season 7

Season 7

5 ep · 1981

Cast

Valerie Singleton

Valerie Singleton

Peter Purves

Peter Purves

Details

First Aired
1973-01-07
Last Aired
1981-06-07
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Production
BBC
Creator
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