Blue Peter Season 19, Episode 42: Episode 42

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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; Peter scaled the Athabasca Glacier - a moving sheet of ice taller than the Eiffel Tower; and high in the Rocky Mountains Sarah shot the white water rapids of the mighty Thompson River. The intrepid trio returned safe and sound with their traveller's tales, so don't miss today's first report. And catch up with the latest news about the four-footed members of the team-Goldie, Jack and Jill and the new tortoise.

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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 tractors for fire-engines. Peter had a narrow escape when he joined the crew trying to control a massive 160,000 acres of charred and blazing timber.

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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 sewers - many of which are still in use today. Simon goes underground to report.

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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.

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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 Endeavour. Final nominations are being made for your Blue Peter 'Best Films'. Today's choice goes right back into the archives with one of the earliest - and most unusual - stories ever shown.

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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 celebrate the birthday of the man who was hauled up to the dome of St Paul's by basket!

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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!

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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 Beau Geste - in Dorset! Today Paul reveals his secrets, including the 19th-century fort he built out of scaffolding and plaster.

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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 white-water rafting down the mighty Thompson River.

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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.

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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 collecting this year and how you can help.

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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. SIMON and SARAH report on the complicated preservation programme, masterminded by senior archaeologist Margaret Rule and her team.

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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 celebrate National Tree Week.

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Treasure Hunt! The latest news of the sackfuls of treasure that have been pouring into the Appeal Depot.

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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 the footplate of the 532 Blue Peter.

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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 Champion's title and a much coveted silver cup.

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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 is too heavy to put in the post, stand by for details of a nationwide free delivery service and see the number of parcels flashing on the Totaliser.

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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 to his life as a pair of eyes for the blind.

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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 Christmas, except for Christmas Day, Christmas Sunday and Boxing Day.

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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 include guide dog Prince's first meeting with his blind owner, Sarah's dive on the Mary Rose and Simon's climb up a 100ft spar tree. Special guests include HRH Prince Charles, David Bellamy, Sefton, Terry Wogan and Evil Edna.

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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 Totaliser, children and babies suffering from chronic and acute renal failure will be helped at hospitals all over the British Isles. Don t worry if your parcel has been delayed - the depot will stay open through January and February with Britain's ambulance men and women standing by to speed up deliveries!

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Piper's Apprentice Allstair Anderson , England's King of the Concertina, introduces Peter to the mysteries of the Northumbrian Smallpipes.

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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 in Britain have been helping the theatre's massive fund-raising appeal.

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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" viewers in the remote highlands and islands to get their donations to the sorters.

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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 Perthshire lowlands, where Gwen and her five four-footed friends keep 2,000 black-faced ewes in order.

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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 fireworks spectacular.

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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 Rushmoor Synchronised Swimming Club.

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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 day, she was the fastest and most luxurious passenger liner afloat. Simon reports from Bristol's Great Western Dock where Brunei's masterpiece is being restored to her former glory.

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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!

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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 babies suffering from kidney failure. Before the big Collectors' Items Auction in April, Simon, Sarah and Peter become stall-holders for the day at Camden Lock Market.

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'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 dress, six-foot train, and three ostrich feathers as they were presented at court and curtsyed to the King and Queen. Sarah goes back in time to 1923 and becomes 'Lady Sarah Greene' as she relives some of the trials and tribulations of 'doing the season'.

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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 delight your family and friends!

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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 TV.

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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 secrets and shows how you can make him.

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Simon Groom gets up at the crack of dawn to spend a day with the Household Cavalry, beginning in the stables

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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

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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 expert hands of Stuart Thompson and John James, Peter had a go, and no one was more surprised than him to find their particular route had never been climbed successfully before! Join Peter at the summit and think of a name for his amazing climb - your suggestion could be the one registered in the official log.

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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.

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Canoe Polo Simon and Peter take the plunge and join Britain's champion team for a watery chukka!

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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.

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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 Selkirk.

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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 voices with 15-year-old Linda Kemery.

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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.

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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 barbecue Simon and Peter built. Percy Thrower has nobly agreed to be taster-in-chief and Goldie will be standing by to mop up.

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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.

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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 Munt, the world's No 2 Whip. Twelve-year-old Colin Chinnery from Edinburgh is an expert too. He's the only boy in Britain to go to school in Peking where he's improving his skill at shaolin, the classical style of martial arts.

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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.