Blue Peter: 1982-1983
Season 19 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Blue Peter Season 18.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 19 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 13, 1982
Expedition Canada The Big Country! Larger than life - that's the best way to describe the world's second biggest country. On Blue Peter's whistle-stop tour, Simon rode the range;
Episode 2
Sep 16, 1982
Expedition Canada: Firefighter Duncan! Beating just one forest fire in Canada takes a team of up to 360 men and women using helicopters, amphibious planes and giant caterpillar tr
Episode 6
Sep 30, 1982
The Great Stink! In 1858 the stench from the River Thames was so disgusting that MPs had to abandon the Houses of Parliament. The result was a reconstruction of London's drains and
Episode 9
Oct 11, 1982
Meet Captain Webb-Foote and Vaniiuht Fannv Jones - not forget-tine Fiona and her amazing. ballet performed upside down with her head in a bucket.
Episode 10
Oct 14, 1982
Happy Birthday! Twenty-four years ago this week the first Blue Peter was transmitted. Join in the birthday celebrations and discover who has won the 1982 Award for Outstanding End
Episode 12
Oct 21, 1982
The Builder of London St Paul's Temple Bar, The Monument and 51 parish churches are just a few of the creations of England's best-known architect. Simon, Sarah and Peter celebrat
Episode 13
Oct 25, 1982
Ever been Lumbered? SIMON joins the lumberjacks at All Sooke Day - one of the world's biggest logging extravaganzas, and ends up climbing a 100-foot spar tree!
Episode 14
Oct 28, 1982
Desert War in Dorset! How do you re-create a desert epic in Britain? That was the problem ex-Blue Peter designer Paul Joel faced when he began work on the BBC's new Sunday serial B
Episode 16
Nov 4, 1982
Expedition Canada: Fighting the Foaming Fury Whirlpools, boulders as big as houses and treacherous currents were just a few of the hazards Simon and Sarah faced when they went whi
Episode 18
Nov 11, 1982
Celebration Cake: Top pastry chef Rocco Zuchetto reveals the cake of the year - designed by Blue Peter's top prizewinner for this year's Lord Mayor's Show.
Episode 19
Nov 15, 1982
Today Simon, Sarah and Peter make their most important announcement of the year-so have paper and pencil handy for details of the 1982 Appeal and find out what Blue Peter is collec
Episode 20
Nov 18, 1982
Hooray and Up She Rises! After 437 years in the mud at the bottom of The Solent the Mary Rose is riding high and proud on a barge in No 3 Dock at Ports-mouth Royal Naval Base. SIM
Episode 21
Nov 22, 1982
Heart of Oak! The Boscobel Oak sheltered Charles 11 when he was fleeing from Roundheads in 1651. Today David Bellamy plants a Boscobel seedling at the Natural History Museum to ce
Episode 22
Nov 25, 1982
Treasure Hunt! The latest news of the sackfuls of treasure that have been pouring into the Appeal Depot.
Episode 23
Nov 29, 1982
Twelve-year-old Juliette Smith from Barrow-in-Furness wants to be a train-driver when she leaves school. Today she has a taste of the old days of steam as she rides with Simon on t
Episode 27
Dec 13, 1982
Calling all Cats Meet Britain's top cats -the winners of the Blue Peter classes in the 1982 National Cat Club Show -and discover which of the prize moggies wins the Supreme Champi
Episode 28
Dec 16, 1982
All the stop press news about the 1982 Appeal which is bringing life-saving help to children and babies suffering from acute and chronic renal failure. If your parcel of treasure i
Episode 29
Dec 20, 1982
Goldie's puppy. Prince, will be spending his first Christmas as a fully qualified guide dog for the blind. Peter meets Prince and his new owner to see how Prince is settling down t
Episode 30
Dec 23, 1982
Today there's the latest news of the Treasure Hunt Appeal in aid of children and babies suffering from kidney failure. Your treasure can save lives, and the depot will be open over
Episode 31
Dec 30, 1982
Remember when Simon shared his cornflakes with a tiger, Sarah played bowls with Chelsea Pensioners and Peter flew like a bird at the world's first Aerodium? Other highlights includ
Episode 32
Jan 3, 1983
During the past few days, the sorters have been working flat out to open the parcels of Treasure that arrived during the Christmas holidays. If the 500,000 mark lights up on the To
Episode 33
Jan 6, 1983
Piper's Apprentice Allstair Anderson , England's King of the Concertina, introduces Peter to the mysteries of the Northumbrian Smallpipes.
Episode 35
Jan 13, 1983
Behind Covent Garden's ornate and lavish auditorium, dancers work in cramped and often squalid conditions. Sarah goes backstage and discovers how children from every ballet school
Episode 36
Jan 17, 1983
Flying Treasure! By road, air and sea your treasure is reaching the Appeal depot. Sarah takes to the skies and joins the Scottish Ambulance Service which is helping "Blue Peter" v
Episode 39
Jan 27, 1983
Shepherd of the year George Reid created history when he won the 1982 award with his three-legged sheepdog Gwen. Simon and Goldie report from George's 7,000-acre farm in the Perths
Episode 42
Feb 7, 1983
Welsh Giant ! Deep in the heart of the Elidir Mountain a million tons of concrete and steel reinforce an eight-mile labyrinth of tunnels and underground caverns. Simon reports fro
Episode 44
Feb 14, 1983
Seeing Stars! Children's Programmes Diamond Jubilee Week gets off to a dazzling start as the Blue Peter garden is transformed into a rocket launch pad for Friday's Jubilee firewor
Episode 45
Feb 17, 1983
What do a bent knee dolphin, the flamingo position and an inverted vertical with support sculling have in common? Sarah discovers the answer when she joins the girls of the Rushmoo
Episode 49
Mar 3, 1983
Back from the Falklands! Twelve years ago the SS Great Britain returned from the South Atlantic-a ruined and battered hulk-after spending 84 years on the Falkland Islands. In her
Episode 50
Mar 7, 1983
Simon sets off on the trail of Britain's most famous fictional sleuth and encounters a Victorian lady in distress who bears a remarkable resemblance to Miss Sarah Greene!
Episode 51
Mar 10, 1983
Treasure Galore! You name it-we've got it! Over 200 tons of your treasure has reached the Blue Peter depot, and everything from chest expanders to mandolins will help children and
Episode 53
Mar 17, 1983
'Lady Sarah Greene' Twenty-five years ago the Queen decreed the end of the Presentation Parties. For nearly 250 years young girls had worn the regulation uniform of long white dre
Episode 55
Mar 24, 1983
Chocolate Surprise Beat the prices in the shops this Easter with a home-made Chocolate Egg Cake. Chef Duncan reveals a secret ingredient that guarantees you will surprise and deli
Episode 56
Mar 28, 1983
Goldie's Birthday Britain's best-loved golden retriever was 5 years old last Friday. Join in the birthday celebrations, which include a flashback to Goldie's first appearance on T
Episode 57
Mar 31, 1983
Fuzzy Face If the weather's wet at Easter, Fuzzy Face will help you entertain your family and friends. He's a puppet with a big mouth and lots of personality. Sarah reveals his se
Episode 58
Apr 7, 1983
Simon Groom gets up at the crack of dawn to spend a day with the Household Cavalry, beginning in the stables
Episode 60
Apr 14, 1983
The London Marathon is on us again as there's a look a the 13 BBC Staff entrants including the programme's own Peter Duncan
Episode 65
May 5, 1983
Hard, Very Severe: That's the grading of Wintaur's Leap - an escarpment of sheer limestone with a terrifying 210 ft drop that can defeat even the most experienced climber. In the e
Episode 68
May 16, 1983
Janet's fifth Blue Peter programme sees her transform a shoe box into a four-poster bed. Simon and Peter fight wizards and ores in the dungeons of a Cheshire castle.
Episode 70
May 23, 1983
Canoe Polo Simon and Peter take the plunge and join Britain's champion team for a watery chukka!
Episode 71
May 26, 1983
I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside! Janet's day by the sea turns into a series of slapstick stunts as Peter tries out some of the famous gags of the silent movie days.
Episode 72
Jun 2, 1983
Robinson Crusoe: The true story behind the classic tale of shipwreck and adventure and a chance to meet the great nephew ten times removed of the real Robinson Crusoe - Alexander S
Episode 73
Jun 6, 1983
Tribute to Blake's Seven! A flashback to the early days of this popular sci-fi series, and a chance to make your own Blake's Seven bracelet. And guest star Janet Brown swaps voic
Episode 74
Jun 9, 1983
Singing in the Rain Roy Castle, alias Cosmo Brown , reveals some of the amazing stunts he'll be performing in the stage version of the famous Hollywood movie.
Episode 75
Jun 13, 1983
Barbecue Special: Banana chocolate, nutty burgers, barbecue parcels and apple delight are just a few of the favourite outdoor recipes sent by Blue Peter viewers to test on the barb
Episode 76
Jun 16, 1983
Sky High Spinner! .... Simon spins seven miles high during the most uncontrollable manoevre a test pilot ever has to make in a high-performance jet.
Episode 78
Jun 23, 1983
Whip Crack Away! What's bumpy, wet and exhilarating? Simon discovers carriage driving is all this and a lot more too, when he gets some top tips from international expert Peter Mu
Episode 79
Jun 27, 1983
Discover which country the team will be exploring for the 1983 Summer Expedition. And if you're faced with a long journey-Janet has the answer, a quick and easy pocket game to make