Episode 1

S16 E01 • Monday, Sep 10, 1979 • Sep 10

Expedition Egypt: Treasure and Camels Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only one still stands today, the massive Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycetimus, built by the Pharaohs, nearly 3,000 years before the birth of Christ. Join Simon, Christopher and Tina as they explore these vast, burial chambers that were once filled with gleaming treasure. Simon finds that riding the ship of the desert can be a bruising experience as he and his camel part company, but the 80 pantomime horses that invade the studio today are a bit more docile. Find out how you can turn into a horse and how the four-legged members of the Blue Peter team have got on during the holidays.

Episode 2

S16 E02 • Thursday, Sep 13, 1979 • Sep 13

Fit for a Queen A teddy made of chrysanthemums, a koala bear with a plum for a nose and an owl sitting under a banana moon were just three of the hundreds of stunning floral displays admired by Her Majesty The Queen when she made her first-ever visit to Westminster Cathedral for the International Year of the Child Flower Festival. Blue Peter film cameras were there to record this historic event and so were nine Blue Peter viewers aged from five to 16 -winners of the Flower Picture competition. For Cristian, Kate, Una, James, Christine, Rebecca, Lesley, Jenny and Sarah, who were all presented to Her Majesty, this particular Friday the 13th was one they'll remember for the rest of their lives!

Episode 3

S16 E03 • Monday, Sep 17, 1979 • Sep 17

Expedition Egypt: Hall of Pillars Simon and Tina explore one of the Wonders of the World-the temple built in honour of the great god Amun, at Karnak. One hundred and thirty-four massive columns cover an area the size of Westminster Abbey, with the 12 largest big enough for 100 people to stand comfortably on each one!

Episode 4

S16 E04 • Thursday, Sep 20, 1979 • Sep 20

Transglobe Ahoy! Ran, Ginny and the crew will be reporting back to Blue Peter throughout the Transglobe Expedition's 55,000-mile voyage. Chris was on board the Benjamin Bowring for a behind-the-scenes look at the final preparations for this first-ever polar circumnavigation of the world.

Episode 5

S16 E05 • Monday, Sep 24, 1979 • Sep 24

The Gardening Family Are there michaelmas daisies at the bottom of your garden? Do you grow lilac, gladioli, tradescantia, Virginia creeper, or tulip, plane and acacia trees? All these plants and trees were brought to this country by one family, the famous Tradescants. Chris traces their extraordinary story that ends in a Lambeth churchyard.

Episode 6

S16 E06 • Thursday, Sep 27, 1979 • Sep 27

'Expedition Egypt' Do you know what an oil tanker, a grand opera, a French engineer and an empress have in common? You can find out in today's report from Egypt, where Tina and Simon go snorkelling in the Red Sea and Chris tries his hand at underwater photography.

Episode 7

S16 E07 • Monday, Oct 1, 1979 • Oct 1

Goldie Goes to School Ex-guide dog trainer Richard Duckworth puts pupils of all breeds and temperaments through their paces at his unusual school for dogs.

Episode 8

S16 E08 • Thursday, Oct 4, 1979 • Oct 4

Expedition Egypt The amazing child weavers of Herrania, whose tapestries are sought after by collectors all over the world.

Episode 9

S16 E09 • Monday, Oct 8, 1979 • Oct 8

It's smelly work down on the farm as Simon and Goldie get to grips with silage-making to feed the cows this winter.

Episode 10

S16 E10 • Thursday, Oct 11, 1979 • Oct 11

1066 and All That.... It's 913 years since Britain was successfully invaded and next Sunday marks the anniversary of the famous battle that took place at Hastings. Christopher has taken Blue Peter film cameras to Caen and Bayeux in France and Battle and Hastings in England to follow in the footsteps of King Harold and William the Conqueror.

Episode 11

S16 E11 • Monday, Oct 15, 1979 • Oct 15

21st Birthday Programme Join in the celebrations with Simon, Chris, Tina and the animals, including the first-ever presentation of the Blue Peter 'Award for Outstanding Endeavour'. With William the Conqueror and 14 dinosaurs in the studio, plus the band of the Royal Marines, anything might happen!

Episode 12

S16 E12 • Thursday, Oct 18, 1979 • Oct 18

Episode 13

S16 E13 • Monday, Oct 22, 1979 • Oct 22

Good news for model railway fans today! Vintage '00' gauge ocos dating from the 1920s will be chugging along the Blue Peter layout-making what may well be their last public run. before they're put up for auction next week.

Episode 14

S16 E14 • Thursday, Oct 25, 1979 • Oct 25

'Oh I wish I'd looked after me teeth' - says Pam Ayres who will be in the studio today rendering her famous poem with its awful warning to compulsive sweet-suckers.

Episode 15

S16 E15 • Monday, Oct 29, 1979 • Oct 29

The Long Sleep Tortoises Maggie and Jim make positively their last appearance before their winter hibernation!

Episode 16

S16 E16 • Thursday, Nov 1, 1979 • Nov 1

Where are they Now? News of the eight puppies born to Petra in September 1965.

Episode 17

S16 E17 • Monday, Nov 5, 1979 • Nov 5

Next Saturday's Lord Mayor's Show features a covered wagon from Alberta, Canada, birthplace of the new Lord Mayor. Meet the four outriders as they mosey along to the Blue Peter studio, together with cowboy Doug Johnson.

Episode 18

S16 E18 • Thursday, Nov 8, 1979 • Nov 8

Top cook Delia Smith joins the team for the results of the Gorgeous Grub competition. Find out if you've won one of the unique Blue Peter aprons and whether your recipe has been chosen for the Gorgeous Grub Cook Book to help raise funds for the International Year of the Child.

Episode 19

S16 E19 • Monday, Nov 12, 1979 • Nov 12

Catch up with the latest news about The Great Blue Peter Bring and Buy Sale... Find out how your gifts are helping to save the lives of the starving children of Cambodia.

Episode 20

S16 E20 • Thursday, Nov 15, 1979 • Nov 15

Episode 21

S16 E21 • Monday, Nov 19, 1979 • Nov 19

Episode 22

S16 E22 • Thursday, Nov 22, 1979 • Nov 22

Make your pocket-money go further and give your friends and relations home-made cards this Christmas. They're cheap and cheerful and different from anything you'll see in the shops.

Episode 23

S16 E23 • Monday, Nov 26, 1979 • Nov 26

Flying Cats Jack and Jill take to the skies and jet their way to Dunfermline for a guest appearance at the Edinburgh and East Scotland Cat Show. Blue Peter cameras follow their flight from Gatwick to Edinburgh.

Episode 24

S16 E24 • Thursday, Nov 29, 1979 • Nov 29

George Cansdale, who's bringing a mysterious animal to the studio. George has travelled all over the world in search of rare animals and birds - he once carried some exotic snakes from Hong Kong to London wrapped in his pyjamas. Find out what George turns up with today - you'll be in for a surprise!

Episode 25

S16 E25 • Monday, Dec 3, 1979 • Dec 3

Episode 26

S16 E26 • Thursday, Dec 6, 1979 • Dec 6

Episode 27

S16 E27 • Monday, Dec 10, 1979 • Dec 10

Episode 28

S16 E28 • Thursday, Dec 13, 1979 • Dec 13

With only four Blue Peters to go before Christmas Day, it's time to light the first candle on the Advent Crown. Chris will be demonstrating another gastronomic treat to delight your family and friends, so have paper and pencil handy.

Episode 29

S16 E29 • Monday, Dec 17, 1979 • Dec 17

Two hundred years ago this week the most famous pantomime star of all time was born. His name was Joseph Grimaldi , and everyone from King George III to flower-girls in the gallery knew his catchphrase 'Here we go again!' Chris tells the story of Grimaldi's amazing life and shows one of the clown costumes he wore at Drury Lane.

Episode 30

S16 E30 • Thursday, Dec 20, 1979 • Dec 20

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry! This week's your last chance to join in with the Great Blue Peter Bring and Buy Sale before the Oxfam shops take down their posters this Saturday. Thanks to you, the lives of starving Cambodian babies, children and adults are being saved - watch out for the latest news on today's programme.

Episode 31

S16 E31 • Monday, Dec 24, 1979 • Dec 24

Christmas is Coming! And today you can see the results of the Great Blue Peter Bring and Buy Sale Auction and find out how Blue Peter viewers all over Britain have given help and hope to thousands of suffering Cambodian babies, children and adults. Join in, too, with carols round the tree with the children of Allfarthings School, Warlingham County Secondary School and the Band of the Chalk Farm branch of the Salvation Army.

Episode 32

S16 E32 • Monday, Dec 31, 1979 • Dec 31

Question: What do Her Majesty The Queen, Rameses II, Yul Brynner, the Prime Minister, James Callaghan and 80 pantomime horses have in common? Answer: They've all taken part in Blue Peter during 1979. If you don't remember seeing them, find out today where and when they all appeared, in Blue Peter's highlights of the past 12 months.

Episode 33

S16 E33 • Thursday, Jan 3, 1980 • Jan 3

Episode 34

S16 E34 • Monday, Jan 7, 1980 • Jan 7

On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine Join Simon and Goldie deep in the heart of the Scottish Highlands and discover how an artist's sketches drawn on a wall in a mountain lodge have provided a clue to the age of the trees in the glen.

Episode 35

S16 E35 • Thursday, Jan 10, 1980 • Jan 10

In the Swim Chris spends the day with Britain's 800m Women's Freestyle record holder, 14-year-old Jackie Willmott from Southend. Jackie swims a gruelling 10,000m per day and starts her training at 4.30 every morning - going on till after dark with lessons squeezed in between. Will all the effort pay off? Watch the 1980 Olympics to find out!

Episode 36

S16 E36 • Monday, Jan 14, 1980 • Jan 14

Frightful Flies to Freedom The remarkable story of the baby kestrel rescued and hand-reared by student Wendy Page of Loughborough University.

Episode 37

S16 E37 • Thursday, Jan 17, 1980 • Jan 17

Shampoo and Set Tina shows how to make a dolls' hairdressing salon, complete with basins, showers and driers.

Episode 38

S16 E38 • Monday, Jan 21, 1980 • Jan 21

Cleopatra's Needle Each year thousands of tourists visit London's famous obelisk on the banks of the River Thames. Simon and Tina explore the quarry in Egypt where this gigantic granite block was hewn.

Episode 39

S16 E39 • Thursday, Jan 24, 1980 • Jan 24

Operation Oily Bird A mysterious oil-slick off the coast of Somerset has resulted in the biggest bird rescue operation since the Torrey Canyon disaster. Tina helps John Hughes, Warden in charge of the RSPCA's animal centre at Little Creech, near Taunton, clean up some of the 2,000 guillemots and razor-bills whose lives are in danger.

Episode 40

S16 E40 • Monday, Jan 28, 1980 • Jan 28

Episode 41

S16 E41 • Thursday, Jan 31, 1980 • Jan 31

Join Simon on a trip back in time on the Severn Valley Railway and discover how you can win a ride on the footplate of a famous old loco.

Episode 42

S16 E42 • Monday, Feb 4, 1980 • Feb 4

Deep in the heart of Buckinghamshire, lepidopterist Margaret Beer has come up with a world first. By breeding death's-head hawk moths in captivity she has succeeded where international experts have failed. Blue Peter film cameras were there and reveal the secret of her remarkable success.

Episode 43

S16 E43 • Thursday, Feb 7, 1980 • Feb 7

Welcome World ... We're Ready! That's the claim of Lake Placid, the small mountain village in the United States of America where the 13th Winter Olympic Games open next week. Tina reports from the Adirondack Mountains on how the people of Lake Placid prepared for the invasion of 1,200 competitors and 600 officials.

Episode 44

S16 E44 • Monday, Feb 11, 1980 • Feb 11

Champions All There's a studio full of celebrities today with Crufts' Supreme and Obedience Champions and, ' Great Balls of Fire', none other than rock 'n' roller Jerry Lee Lewis.

Episode 45

S16 E45 • Thursday, Feb 14, 1980 • Feb 14

Episode 46

S16 E46 • Monday, Feb 18, 1980 • Feb 18

Eager Beavers Barney and Bumble, two seven-month-old Canadian beavers bred at Chessington Zoo, try out the pond in the Blue Peter studio, with animal expert George Cansdale keeping an eye on them from the bank.

Episode 47

S16 E47 • Thursday, Feb 21, 1980 • Feb 21

Calling All Gardeners Now is the time to be making plans for a bumper crop of spring vegetables and flowers. Percy Thrower joins the team in the Blue Peter garden with more helpful hints for saving money and producing mouth-watering home-grown food.

Episode 48

S16 E48 • Monday, Feb 25, 1980 • Feb 25

Episode 49

S16 E49 • Thursday, Feb 28, 1980 • Feb 28

Vote, Vote, Vote! Do metres and milligrammes drive you dotty? Are you flummoxed by feet and ounces? Today is your chance to join in with Blue Peter's nationwide Weights and Measures Poll and tell us whether you want Metric or Imperial measures used on the programme.

Episode 50

S16 E50 • Monday, Mar 3, 1980 • Mar 3

Ever seen a duck with six wheels? Now's your chance as Simon drives one at the Grange Cavern Museum -a mysterious labyrinth of caves underneath a Welsh hillside.