John Hunter Blair
John Blair | |
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| Born | John Hunter Blair 4 August 1903 |
| Died | 31 December 1964 (aged 61) |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Known for | Creator 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
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