US EditionLegendary Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter dies at 92
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, AUG 11 – Biddy Baxter created the Blue Peter badge and pioneered viewer participation, with three-quarters of the show's content coming from audience contributions, shaping generations of viewers.
- On August 10, 2025, Biddy Baxter, former Blue Peter editor, died at 92, announced on Facebook by Ten Acre Films with no cause given.
- Over a 26-year tenure, Baxter edited Blue Peter, turning it into a television institution and pioneering viewer participation and charity appeals.
- In the wake of news, One user on X tweeted, `Just heard the sad news. She lived a wonderful life and gave pleasure to millions of Blue Peter viewers. Her legacy will be remembered for years to come`.
- Speaking on BBC Breakfast on August 11, Peter Duncan called her "a true force of nature" and said he "loved working with that kind of energy and that kind of expectation."
- Looking ahead, Blue Peter, BBC children's show, devised much of its format, with nearly three-quarters of content from viewer suggestions, still in use today.
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Biddy Baxter, Longtime BBC ‘Blue Peter’ Editor Who Shaped Generations, Dies at 92
Joan Maureen “Biddy” Baxter, the pioneering television producer who steered the BBC’s “Blue Peter” for more than two decades and turned it into a defining fixture of British childhood, has died at the age of 92, according to BBC News. Baxter edited the program from 1965 to 1988, overseeing a period that cemented its reputation for hands-on creativity, audience participation and a spirit of adventure. Under her leadership, “Blue Peter” introduc…
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