R.I.P. John Noakes

[Accy cyclist]

R.I.P John Noakes. A children's entertainment legend!

 

[Accy cyclist]

R.I.P John Noakes. A children's entertainment legend!

 

[rich p]

I was always envious of households that had 3 empty washing up liquid bottles and sticky back plastic. I had no chance of making Apollo 5...

 

[Dayvo]

I was always envious of households that had 3 empty washing up liquid bottles and sticky back plastic. I had no chance of making Apollo 5...

Hope you had toilet rolls, though!

 

[rich p]

Hope you had toilet rolls, though!

Too poor, Dave! Torn up sheets of the Evening Argus...

 

[Hyslop]

I was never a great fan but admit to being frequently impressed by his utterly fearlessness - how many other presenters would do this?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4YFCJETmwI

I walked through Trafalgar Square every day for years and sadly perhaps,it wasn't Nelson who came to mind,it was John Noakes!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I made the Blue Peter tank. Toilet toll and cornflake box...

 

[Hyslop]

Have just watched Noakes and the sailors climbing the mast of HMS Ganges.Quite amazing,astonishing discipline and courage.I remember watching that as a boy,I find it remarkable still.

 

[Cycleops]

I made the Blue Peter tank. Toilet toll and cornflake box...

Didn't come close to Tracy Island!

View: https://youtu.be/auiP1YdelEo

 

[Paulus]

Very sad news. Another piece of my childhood has sadly gone.

 

[Beebo]

RIP, he was a nice bloke,

View: https://youtu.be/p2FZLBp_BLk

Kids were treated as equals then and expected to have the necessary concentration skills.
That section could be lifted from an adult documentary with very little talking down to the children.
I never realised John was so handsome.

 

[Cycleops]

I'd almost forgotten about this record by the Barron Knights;

View: https://youtu.be/vzasI7ZWUe0

 

[captain nemo1701]

[QUOTE 4820288, member: 259"]Poor John, another Alzheimer's victim. He was part of my childhood. [/QUOTE]
Yes, mine too . I thought the BBC were a bit mean not to let him keep the dog after he left.

 

[Beebo]

Yes, mine too . I thought the BBC were a bit mean not to let him keep the dog after he left.

Shep remained the property of BBC but lived full time with Noakes until he died. They even starred in other BBC programmes such as Go with Noakes.
The only terms that the BBC imposed was that Shep could not be used for commercial gain. So no adverts were allowed. But Shep was his dog in all but name.

 

[Cycleops]

He got around the ban by using another similar dog in commercials.