#OnThisDay 1977: Blue Peter’s resident stunt man, John Noakes, scaled the death-defying heights of Nelson’s Column to clean out some pigeon poo. For more Blue Peter clips, check out our collection here – https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blue-peter/zvfrhbk | BBC Archive

#OTD 1940: Ringo Starr was born. In 1971, he appeared on Blue Peter (with his technicolour dreamcoat) to show off some pieces of furniture he’d designed. For more Blue Peter clips from this era, you can visit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blue-peter--1970s/zd9qgwx | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1964: Valerie Singleton showed us how to make a skirt that paid tribute to the Beatles. For more Blue Peter clips from the 60s, you can visit - https://bbc.co.uk/archive/blue-peter-1960s/z4g8y9q | BBC Archive

On this week's Blue Peter, the presenters wanted to speak to the audience about racism. 🖤 We want to stand together & pledge to do better at fighting racism, to build a better future for everyone. Now on iPlayer. | CBeebies Parenting

#OnThisDay 1983: Blue Peter celebrated its 25th anniversary with a parade of past presenters. | BBC Archive