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John Hunter Blair

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John Blair
Born
John Hunter Blair

(1903-08-04)4 August 1903
Died31 December 1964(1964-12-31) (aged 61)
OccupationTelevision producer
Known forCreator of Blue Peter

John Hunter Blair (4 August 1903 – 31 December 1964) was a British television producer. He was the creator of Blue Peter, and was its producer from 1958 to 1961. Asked by Owen Read, head of BBC children's television, to devise a programme for children who were now too old for Watch with Mother, the programme began on 16 October 1958 and lasted for fifteen minutes.[1]

Illness forced Hunter Blair to leave Blue Peter in 1961.

References

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  1. ^ Allison Pearson "ARTS / The Age of Innocence", The Independent, 10 October 1993
  • "Blue Peter". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.