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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.
