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HELLO! Ever been down to Homebase and asked for
the cream and olive triangular shelving units as once seen in the studio
of the BBC's flagship (tee-hee) children's show Blue Peter and been disappointed
to find they've none in? Then this is the site for you.
Partly
a collector's guide, partly fond reminscence of
the extended families that make up the Blue Peter teams of the last 40
years, at The Triangular Shelf we aim to remember those lost decades through
the medium of The Blue Peter Books!
Christmas at any time in the 60s, 70s or 80s: you crave Action Man or
Sindy, Star Wars or My Little Pony. What's this flat, hard package here?
Tearing off the paper you discover it's not a journal of the thrilling
adventures of Captain Scarlet or Doctor Who or Judge Dredd, nor is it
make up 'n' boys info in the shape of a Jackie or My Guy Annual. Instead,
a sensible parent or relative has got you an eminently worthy Blue Peter
Book for Christmas. Oh well. Dare we say it, the Blue Peter Book (never
'Annual'), was not the most thrilling of presents at the time. After all,
it was never as much fun as watching the show for real on TV and all it
did was chronicle the team's exploits of that year.
Years later of course we now realise that for this precise reason the
Books are a wealth of info on the past adventures of the good ship Blue
Peter. The odd (deleted) Best Of video or BBC2 Theme Night apart, today
this is the only way to delve into the archives of Blue Peter. And we
shall...
The Triangular Shelf will revisit the classic BP items by flicking through
the pages of (hopefully, eventually) all 29 Blue Peter Books. In doing
so we'll also provide a guide for all those scouring car boot sales and
charity shops.
For each Book we provide a guide to the notable features, be it Simon
Groom mauled by lions or John Noakes showing us his bobsleigh injuries.
We'll also give details on each Book, showing those classic cover shots
and indicating its rarity as far as is possible. If you wish to whack
your Mike Oldfield theme single on the stereo you can read on...
Now, while this is a nostalgia site for those wishing to cast their minds,
bodies and spirits back to a halcyon era, let's not forget that Blue Peter
is firmly on the air in 2003, and celebrating its 45th Birthday. In fact
it's at something of a high point right now with enthusiastic and dedicated
teams both in front and behind the camera. The Quest continues to be a
work of genius on each outing and The Quest 4 is on air now. I've been
terribly lax in not updating the site (sometimes I think we only exist
to be ripped off by hack journalists) but let me point out that BOOK
33 is very much out now for Christmas 2003
and your collection will not be complete without it.
There's just room here to wish belated "Congratulations!" to the wonderful
Richard Marson who was made top man at BP this Autumn, succeeding Steve
Hocking to become series Editor. Well done Richard.
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