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To be sad that Blue Peter is ending on TV?

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CannThomas · 24/03/2025 17:45

Read the news this morning that Blue Peter is leaving out TV screens and going online only. AIBU to feel gutted? It was such a massive part of my televisual childhood!

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faerietales · 24/03/2025 18:26

God, it was boring when I was a child 30 years ago - I'm surprised they're still making it, let alone broadcasting it live!

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CannThomas · 24/03/2025 18:24

Ah sorry all - I stand corrected then - it is still on TV just not live

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wastingtimeonhere · 24/03/2025 18:24

I haven't seen it in years since my kids are grown up and the demise of children's programmes on BBC/ITV. The writing was on the wall with that. Too much dross online, no quality children's and not so young children drama anymore available to everyone and advertised.

reesewithoutaspoon · 24/03/2025 18:21

Honestly it was dull even when I was a kid in the 70's. There was just nothing else to watch.

mum2jakie · 24/03/2025 18:18

Oh phew! Glad it isn't stopping altogether!

Talipesmum · 24/03/2025 18:17

WiddlinDiddlin · 24/03/2025 18:06

Yep it's just not being broadcast live any more. I am not sure why it was broadcast live for so long anyway, it doesn't need to be!

Yes, this. Don’t just read the headlines!

gingercat02 · 24/03/2025 18:16

I loved it but my now 16yo totally refused to watch it when he was the target audience because he thought it was boring. As mentioned above it's not stopping it's just not live.

TheChosenTwo · 24/03/2025 18:14

God I remember it being dull as anything when I was a kid (back in the day where we only had 5 channels!) and had no idea it was still going 🥴

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 24/03/2025 18:09

I always found it boring even as a kid!

Carseathelp · 24/03/2025 18:07

I didn’t realise BBC did live broadcasts of any kids shows anymore.

WiddlinDiddlin · 24/03/2025 18:06

Yep it's just not being broadcast live any more. I am not sure why it was broadcast live for so long anyway, it doesn't need to be!

Needmorelego · 24/03/2025 18:04

It's not ending on "normal" telly.
It's currently shown on CBBC (which may be going online only) but it's also shown on BBC2 on Saturdays.

PlushSuppies · 24/03/2025 18:00

It was boring when I was a child but we weren't allowed to watch Magpie as it was on ITV 😂

LaMontser · 24/03/2025 17:54

It’s not ending on tv. It’s just ending live broadcasting. It’ll still be on cbbc as now. And probably still as boring as it was when I was a kid and when my kids watched children’s tv.

Anonymous2003 · 24/03/2025 17:50

Unfortunately a lot of kids TV will be going online, I think both Cbeebies and CBBC will eventually be entirely online.
I babysat two kids a couple years ago who didn't know what channels were.
I think it's sad that streaming services make shows available at all times, with so much choice! Kids won't feel the excitement of waiting all week for the next episode, or the comforting feeling of the whole nation tuning into something at the same time.

SpongeKnobNoPants · 24/03/2025 17:49

God, is it still going? I thought it had already finished yeeeears ago!

I can't imagine it doing well any more tbh. Kids have changed. I can see this now being as dull as dishwater to our new generations.

We only liked it because it was the only thing for kids to watch, being we only had 5 channels and only 2 of them doing a couple of hours dedicated to kids stuff. It's as exciting as it got back then! But with Netflix, YouTube et al, I'm surprised it lasted this long

I have a 12 yr old who's never heard of it.