Episode 1

S21 E01 • Monday, Sep 10, 1984 • Sep 10

Safari to Kenya Every year teams of ornithologists from all over the world compete to see how many birds can be spotted in 24 hours. Simon and Janet head north west out of Nairobi, at the start of their 2,000 mile safari, and track down the man whose team holds the record for 1984. Terry Stevenson notched up 290 species, but had 1,055 possibilities - Kenya's a bird spotter's paradise! Don't miss today's first report, and catch up with the latest news about the four-legged members of the Blue Peter team - Goldie, Jack and George the tortoise.

Episode 2

S21 E02 • Thursday, Sep 13, 1984 • Sep 13

Witches, Wizards and Robots - Behind the Scenes in the Land of Oz! Janet explores the Emerald City and discovers how a combination of electronics and special photographic effects can conjure up a fantasy land where hens, scarecrows and witches magically come to life!

Episode 3

S21 E03 • Monday, Sep 17, 1984 • Sep 17

The Njemps of Lake Baringo: A tough test for the safari truck as Simon and Janet drive to the parched shores of Lake Baringo and meet one of the tribes struggling for survival in Africa's devastating drought.

Episode 4

S21 E04 • Thursday, Sep 20, 1984 • Sep 20

Safari to Kenya - Big Game! The Senior Ranger of the Masai Mara National Reserve, Major Henry Kipunde, has spent many years protecting Kenyan wildlife. Thanks to Henry, lions, zebra, giraffes, buffalo and rhino, as well as elephants, were all bagged by the Blue Peter film cameras and provided Simon and Janet with some memorable shots for their albums!

Episode 5

S21 E05 • Monday, Sep 24, 1984 • Sep 24

Simon and Goldie join the spinners and weavers at the' Quarry Bank Mill, Styal - 1984 Museum of the Year - and discover how children as young as 8 or 9, working as apprentices, kept the looms turning for over 50 years, in the days when cotton was king!

Episode 6

S21 E06 • Thursday, Sep 27, 1984 • Sep 27

Technilogical Teddy! SuperTed returns next week and from his space station orbiting the Earth he's on the alert to answer any SOS that flickers on to his video monitor. If you'd like your own knitted Janet has news of a pattern that could bring him zooming on to your bed - in assorted colours!

Episode 7

S21 E07 • Monday, Oct 1, 1984 • Oct 1

SOS Big Cats! with Simon Groom Janet Ellis and Michael Sundin Simon and Janet swap their safari truck for a light aircraft to track down George Adamson of Born Free fame. At his remote camp at Kora, George is waging a campaign to preserve Kenya's endangered lions and leopards. And if you are fond of cats watch out for details of the Blue Peter classes at the world's biggest cat show.

Episode 8

S21 E08 • Thursday, Oct 4, 1984 • Oct 4

Flood Alert! After the summer drought, the villagers of Topsham in Devon were faced with floods when the River Exe produced its highest tide since 1966. Michael helped to build the barricades to protect the centuries-old houses and joined the men of the Devon Fire Brigade keeping anxious watch on the rising waters.

Episode 9

S21 E09 • Monday, Oct 8, 1984 • Oct 8

Terror on the Track! Eighty-five years ago killer lions ate 28 navvies attempting to build Kenya's Mombasa-to-Lake Victoria railway. Colonel J. H. Patterson 's master plan outwitted the man-eaters and saved the day! Simon reports from Tsavo, the very spot where the lions attacked.

Episode 10

S21 E10 • Thursday, Oct 11, 1984 • Oct 11

Straight Down the Line!: Simon tracks down the most famous line in the world, the zero line of longitude - otherwise known as the Greenwich Meridian - that celebrates its centenary next Saturday. Most visitors to Greenwich admire the famous Time Ball dropped one hour after noon each day-now is your chance to see how it works and why Greenwich Mean Time is of worldwide importance.

Episode 11

S21 E11 • Monday, Oct 15, 1984 • Oct 15

Bothie The Polar Dog: Two years ago a seven-year-old Jack Russell terrier made history by becoming the first dog in the world to put four paws on both the North and South Poles - and the smallest to have been to either! On the day the canine hero of the Transglobe expedition has a book published in his honour, he joins the team for a reunion with Goldie.

Episode 12

S21 E12 • Thursday, Oct 18, 1984 • Oct 18

Over The Top! To restore a huge Edwardian office block in the heart of the City of London, a 100-tonne tower crane had to be swung in ten sections over a 108-foot wall! Simon joined the team masterminding this colossal leap-frog and picked up a few tips from Billy Dalton, whose precision and skill helped to make the whole manoeuvre possible.

Episode 13

S21 E13 • Monday, Oct 22, 1984 • Oct 22

Antarctic Survival! For the past year a research team has been living in one of the most uncomfortable and dangerous places on earth-Antarctica's Brabant Island. Explorers have only landed there three times-and never before stayed long enough to establish a base. Michael joins the expert canoeists in training to take part in the final stage of this hazardous assignment.

Episode 14

S21 E14 • Thursday, Oct 25, 1984 • Oct 25

A Dip in Time....' Saves Lives! The dreaded sheep scab caused untold agony to thousands of ewes and rams last year. The campaign to kill the mites that eat into the animals' flesh involves dipping every sheep in Britain - Simon and Michael give the 300-strong Dethick flock their bath -under the watchful eye of the local bobby!

Episode 15

S21 E15 • Monday, Oct 29, 1984 • Oct 29

Hocus Pocus! 'What do you call a wicked old woman who lives by the sea? - A sandwitch!' But that's not what Michael's brewing up. If you're giving a hallowe'en party on 31 October tune in for Sundin's Surprise!

Episode 16

S21 E16 • Thursday, Nov 1, 1984 • Nov 1

Gripped Up With Zoe. Hair-raising stunts, acrobatics and trampolining are all in a day's work for Michael, but one thing Blue Peter's new action man has never attempted is rock climbing. Zoe Brown of Old Man of Hoy fame starts Michael off on his climbing career with lots of useful tips for other beginners.

Episode 17

S21 E17 • Monday, Nov 5, 1984 • Nov 5

Remember, Remember ... Cats and dogs hate explosions and Jack and Goldie are no exception! Keep your pet safely indoors tonight and if you're having a Guy Fawkes party, watch out for some culinary tips when Janet and Michael join the Royal Navy - in a rain-sodden field near Exmouth - to compete in the annual Corps Cookery Competition.

Episode 18

S21 E18 • Thursday, Nov 8, 1984 • Nov 8

Tired of being ticked-off for leaving your model cars lying around? Janet's multi-storey car park could solve your problems! All you need is old cereal packets and corrugated paper and it can be easily adapted to grow with your collection. So have a pencil and paper handy.

Episode 19

S21 E19 • Monday, Nov 12, 1984 • Nov 12

SOS! Today Simon, Janet and Michael make their most important announcement of the year - so have a pencil and paper handy for details of what "Blue Peter"'s collecting for the 1984 appeal. This time your help is needed by two good causes, so it's a double challenge!

Episode 20

S21 E20 • Thursday, Nov 15, 1984 • Nov 15

Christmas is Coming! Be original - give people cards with a difference this year. Janet shows you how to make your own. And watch out for the Lifesaver Appeal's totaliser, which will record your donations to this year's double Appeal.

Episode 21

S21 E21 • Monday, Nov 19, 1984 • Nov 19

Flying Stars!: Today's your chance to discover the secrets of the Box! Thirteen-year-old Devin Stanfield - Kay Harker in the new adventure series "The Box of Delights" (Wednesday 5.0) - is joined in the studio by Mouse, alias Simon Barry, and Patrick Troughton who, as magician Cole Hawlings, works his magic to defeat the evil Abner Brown.

Episode 22

S21 E22 • Thursday, Nov 22, 1984 • Nov 22

LifeSaver Appeal! It will take 800,000 envelopes of your buttons and post-cards to replace the four Blue Peter Inshore Life-boats and another 800,000 envelopes of used stamps to provide water pumps, pipes and seeds to help some of the survivors of Ethiopia's terrible famine rebuild their lives for the future. If you can help, here's a reminder of the depot address: [address removed

Episode 23

S21 E23 • Monday, Nov 26, 1984 • Nov 26

Flying Feathers! Treat yourself to an eye-catching Christmas mobile - a dazzling creation of exotic multi-coloured birds that will add a touch of luxury to your decorations when they fly from the ceiling! And watch out for an invasion of 200 cats - each one a collector's item.

Episode 24

S21 E24 • Thursday, Nov 29, 1984 • Nov 29

Question: how can buttons, postcards and stamps save lives? Answer: by being turned into lifeboats and trucks, water-pumps and seeds for Ethiopia! Today's report from the LifeSaver Appeal Depot shows how your donations are sorted.

Episode 25

S21 E25 • Monday, Dec 3, 1984 • Dec 3

Cable Cliffhanger! Simon's mid-air report, dangling 170 metres above the Derbyshire countryside! Volunteer Groom tries out the emergency drill on board Britain's first Alpine-style cable car system. If you have a head for the Heights of Abraham, your Blue Peter badge guarantees you a free ride-but check the opening times before you go into orbit!

Episode 26

S21 E26 • Thursday, Dec 6, 1984 • Dec 6

Gifts Galore for Grans and Grandads! Ssshhh! It's top secret - but if you want to surprise your gran or grandad with a very special present for Christmas, you'll need a soap-powder packet, wrapping paper and glue. Tune in today for more details.

Episode 27

S21 E27 • Monday, Dec 10, 1984 • Dec 10

Riding High! Michael joins a class of Army PT instructors and faces the Becher's Brook of the gymnastic world - a seven-foot-high horse! A refusal means you haven't made the grade.

Episode 28

S21 E28 • Thursday, Dec 13, 1984 • Dec 13

Who's a Pretty Boy? Not Mr Punch -the incredibly ugly, baby great palm cockatoo! But if he survives his hand-rearing he could end up one of the most beautiful birds in the world.

Episode 29

S21 E29 • Monday, Dec 17, 1984 • Dec 17

Winter Wonderland! Michael reports from Mora in Sweden and the official opening ceremony of the very latest theme park - Santaworld. The winner of Blue Peter's Winter Wonderland Competition is a VIP guest-join them on a whirlwind tour of Aurora Lake, Santa's House, the Snow Queen's Palace and Troll Land!

Episode 30

S21 E30 • Thursday, Dec 20, 1984 • Dec 20

Mousehole Lights! Cornwall's most famous Christmas illuminations are switched on by Simon this year, and a Blue Peter galleon joins the glittering giant sea serpent in the harbour.

Episode 31

S21 E31 • Monday, Dec 24, 1984 • Dec 24

On the last programme before Christmas, catch up with the latest news of the double LifeSaver Appeal, in aid of Ethiopia and the four Blue Peter lifeboats. There's Christmas Eve magic in the air as the studio is transformed into the Kingdom of the Snow for the stars of the famous Nutcracker ballet, and a carol around the tree with the massed choirs of ALLFARTHING PRIMARY SCHOOL, WARLINGHAM COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL plus the BBC SYMPHONY CHORUS and the BAND OF THE CHALK FARM branch of the Salvation Army.

Episode 32

S21 E32 • Monday, Dec 31, 1984 • Dec 31

It was the year Blue Peter turned detective and collected a few bruises! Remember when Bill and Ben, the stolen Flower Pot Men, were rescued in the nick of time? And when Peter Hawkins revealed the mystery of the Flob-a-Dob Flower Pot language? How was Michael transformed into Tik Tok, the mini-robot from Oz? Was Janet really chopped in three? How can you trampoline with skis on - and what was the secret of the see-through bath? Other highlights include World Land Speed Record holder Richard Noble's fire-fighting car, the agony of the Royal Navy Field Gun race, the muddy battle of Ashbourne Football and how free-falling Janet broke her pelvis! If you missed any of these magic moments in 1984 today is your chance to catch up - and look ahead to 1985.

Episode 33

S21 E33 • Thursday, Jan 3, 1985 • Jan 3

LifeSaver Stop Press! The Double LifeSaver Appeal is producing fantastic results - if the Totaliser Targets are reached today, vital long-term aid will be provided for Ethiopia, and Blue Peter's four lifeboats will be replaced.

Episode 34

S21 E34 • Monday, Jan 7, 1985 • Jan 7

Rising Star! At 15 America's Kathy Healy is already a star of stage, screen and the ice-rink! After figure-skating in John Curry 's famous Superskate Show, aged 6, Kathy acted with Dudley Moore and Mary Tyler Moore and danced in Germany, Italy, Paris, and New York. Today she makes a whirlwind visit to the Blue Peter studio between performances as Clara in the London Festival Ballet's Nutcracker.

Episode 35

S21 E35 • Thursday, Jan 10, 1985 • Jan 10

In 1877 the clipper ship Avalanche sank off the Dorset coast. Now divers have recovered part of her cargo, and Simon, Janet and Michael sample a bottle of 117-year-old champagne!

Episode 36

S21 E36 • Monday, Jan 14, 1985 • Jan 14

Kestrel Survival Deep in the heart of the Cambridgeshire countryside the RSBP is encouraging kestrels to breed. Janet reports from the reserve at Fowlmere, and with the aid of the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, climbs 100ft up a poplar tree to install a giant nest box.

Episode 37

S21 E37 • Thursday, Jan 17, 1985 • Jan 17

The Barwell Monster! The biggest meteorite ever to fall on Britain landed in the middle of the Leicestershire village of Barwell on Christmas Eve, 1965. For a few days Barwell was the most popular spot in the universe as scientists and sightseers flocked there to find a fragment from outer space - and there'll be some of Barwell's spacerock in the studio today!

Episode 38

S21 E38 • Monday, Jan 21, 1985 • Jan 21

Great Western Rules OK? Tomorrow the Post Office celebrates the 150th birthday of one of the world's most renowned railways, the Great Western, and pays tribute to trains from other famous railway companies. The five giants of steam that feature on the new stamps are the Flying Scotsman, the Golden Arrow, the Cheltenham Flyer, the Cornish Riviera and the Royal Scot and you can see them all in action on today's programme.

Episode 39

S21 E39 • Thursday, Jan 24, 1985 • Jan 24

Galactic Lunapede ! Three lolly-sticks, one old ping-pong ball, a cotton reel, four plastic buttons and a few beads are all you need to create a fast-moving space puppet. Have paper and pencil ready for assembly details!

Episode 40

S21 E40 • Monday, Jan 28, 1985 • Jan 28

The Princess Daisy Doll The amazing adventures of Daisy -the doll who was the star of the 1895 International Exhibition - with her wardrobe of exquisite clothes. She was given to the 6-year-old Princess Royal in 1905 and today Daisy, who lives at the Bethnal Green Museum, visits the Blue Peter studio together with her entire wardrobe.

Episode 41

S21 E41 • Thursday, Jan 31, 1985 • Jan 31

Happy Birthday, Jack! Britain's favourite silver tabby was 9 years old on Tuesday, but he's still the fastest cat on four paws, and whether he'll do his famous disappearing act during today's birthday celebrations is anyone's guess!

Episode 42

S21 E42 • Monday, Feb 4, 1985 • Feb 4

Just 12 weeks after the launch of the LifeSaver Appeal, the Ethiopia target has been more than doubled. Find out today if the Lifeboats target has been reached. Plus news of the important LifeSaver Appeal Auction.

Episode 43

S21 E43 • Thursday, Feb 7, 1985 • Feb 7

Doll's Delight! Pamper your doll with a luxury bedroom suite, including a bed, table, lamp, dressing-table and stool. They're in co-ordinating colours and you can make them all for nothing!

Episode 44

S21 E44 • Monday, Feb 11, 1985 • Feb 11

Top Dogs! Meet two of the cleverest of the Crufts champions - the winners of the Obedience classes. Watch the precision of their paws, as the top dog and bitch respond to their handlers' commands, demonstrating the tests that won them their coveted title.

Episode 45

S21 E45 • Thursday, Feb 14, 1985 • Feb 14

Lucky Winners!: Today's the day the results of the competition to design the end papers for the new Blue Peter book will be announced. Don't miss the judges' choice.

Episode 46

S21 E46 • Monday, Feb 18, 1985 • Feb 18

Pancake Party! Don't miss Michael's pancake recipe for your Shrove Tuesday party plus some scrumptious fillings!

Episode 47

S21 E47 • Thursday, Feb 21, 1985 • Feb 21

The Bear Facts! Meet the 8-week-old cub from Loch Lomond who's making his very first TV appearance. Or is it 'she'? So far, no one knows!

Episode 48

S21 E48 • Monday, Feb 25, 1985 • Feb 25

Cub Scout Challenge Twenty thousand Cub Scouts entered a vigorous test of strength and endurance last year to discover the fittest and quickest thinking Cubs. Today the four winners visit the studio and challenge Simon and Michael to try the toughest test of all, the dreaded 'leg-hover'!

Episode 49

S21 E49 • Thursday, Feb 28, 1985 • Feb 28

Tales from the Secret Annexe The diaries of a 13-year-old girl written during the Nazi occupation of Holland, inspired millions of people all over the world. Re-live Anne Frank's story -on the day more of her secret writings are published.

Episode 50

S21 E50 • Monday, Mar 4, 1985 • Mar 4