1973-1974

In today’s programme, John and Pete in their dug-out canoe battle with 15-foot waves and Lesley explores a ghost town on the edge of the jungle.

When the jungle trail runs out, John, Pete and Lesley take to canoes to visit Tiegba, a fishing village built on stilts over the muddy waters of a tropical lagoon. Making a splash on the Ivory Coast.

John, Pete and Lesley meet the knife painters of Fakar, where each man paints a picture every day, and six-year-old Emmanuel who sews faster than a machine.

The sinister story of the Sacred Masks and the Yacouba acrobats.

John, Peter and Lesley come face to face with crocodiles at the Sacred Lake and meet the strolling Balafon players-with six foot xylophones made of solid wood.

John, Peter and Lesley cross the jungle barefoot on a sweeping creeper bridge to find the ten-foot stilt dancers of Gouessesso.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

John Noakes trains with the RAF’s Flying Falcons In preparation for his five-mile drop through the sky. According to the Guinness Book of Records, John is the first civilian in Britain ever to have achieved this spectacular feat.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

John meets a famous actress - Charlotte Rhodes. Few people realise that The Onedin Line‘s famous ship plays many different parts, and today you can see how the transformations take place.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

Five months ago Lesley visited Whipsnade Zoo for the selection of the 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales’s new mascot. Today you can watch Dewi II’s debut at Cardiff Castle in front Of HRH the Prince of Wales, and see how he reacted to his period of intensive square bashing.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

Petra celebrates her 11th birthday, and Dr Who, alias Jon Pertwee, demonstrates his amazing new car.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

Today Valerie and John go behind-the-scenes at Westminster Abbey to see the preparations being made for this week’s Royal Wedding. More than 500-million people in five continents are expected to be viewing on Wednesday, and the Wedding will be televised ' live ' to 16 different countries. The BBC will be using 50 cameras and 14 mobile control rooms to cover the event, and in today’s Blue Peter you can see where the cameras are hidden in the Abbey.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

Over 2,000 cats and kittens entered for Saturday’s National Cat Club Championship Show at Olympia. Lesley judged the Blue Peter classes and, today, the eight first prizewinners will be in the studio to compete for the Blue Peter Supreme Championship.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

Arthur Askey shows John and Pete how to play the parts of the Ugly Sisters, with Lesley as Prince Charming and Val as Cinderella. Join in carols around the tree with the Band of the Chalk Farm

Branch of the Salvation Army plus news of the Blue Peter Stampede.

Review of the Year - including John’s five-mile free fall, the amazing Uri Geller and the special message from Pope Paul VI.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

Paco Pena and his Flamenco Puro Paco, with dancers Margarita and Faiquillo De Cordoba, teach Lesley the basic flamenco steps to rhythm provided by John and Pete with Barrilito, El Sordera and Basilisco.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

Hannah, the labrador bought by Blue Peter viewers with a silver paper collection, and her latest litter of six puppies (one of them is shown here) - plus Bonnie the Kennel cat. The pups make their debut today.

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd. Today you can discover where the Blue Peter team is off to for the summer expedition.