John Noakes R.I.P.

[vixen1700]

John Noakes has died at the age of 83.

[Hugo a Gogo]

sad news, part of everyone's childhood, of a certain age

Go with Noakes was great, as I remember from being a very small boy

he did some proper tough stuff on that and Blue Peter, I remember him falling out of the bobsleigh and showing his bruises

[Bigends]

Shame - watched him right from the early days - I remember his Nelsons column and HMS Ganges mast climbs

[Dixy]

Get down Shep.

[CooperD]

Sad news. Blue Peter was one of my favourite programme's in the early 70's. I remember the Bobsleigh accident he had and he was showing the other two presenters the bruising on his backside. RIP.

[Sheepshanks]

Dixy said:

Get down Shep.

They opened our village fete one year and kids kept wanting to stroke Shep. John had to keep shooing them away - apparently Shep hated kids!

[Halmyre]

Bigends said:

Shame - watched him right from the early days - I remember his Nelsons column and HMS Ganges mast climbs

(shudder) that Nelson's Column climb, even Fred Dibnah would have blanched at that.

[s2kjock]

Dixy said:

Get down Shep.

I have the single somewhere.

Terrific presenter - really made Blue Peter what it was in those days. Sad to hear of his passing, but even sadder to hear of his endurance of health difficulties for so long.

[MXRod]

He was part of my childhood , sad , so sad , when you read he had suffered with Alzheimer's . I have had close experience with someone who had suffered from this , so can empathise with his family , and send my condolences

[TR4man]

Sad news but at least he is now free from his illness.

He appeared to be totally fearless on Blue Peter and I wonder how many of his activities modern day television would allow.

[steve2]

Great shame but he is now out of pain and 83 is not a bad age

[bitchstewie]

Not old enough to remember this first hand but wow https://twitter.com/Mr_Trubshawe/status/8691242432...

[cuprabob]

Sad news. RIP

[FourWheelDrift]

bhstewie said:

Not old enough to remember this first hand but wow https://twitter.com/Mr_Trubshawe/status/8691242432...

Cut's off too soon and misses his final climb up to Nelson's hat to clean pigeon poo out - https://youtu.be/p4YFCJETmwI?t=45

[Dr Jekyll]

Was he the presenter who built his own kit car (Marcos?) and briefly featured the build on the show?

Certainly would not happen today.

[FourWheelDrift]

When John joined Chevron Racing to support David Purley in F5000 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQ_wBHfEzg

[stewy68]

I remember watching Go With Noakes, as a child this was unmissable Sunday viewing for me.
The action man of Blue Peter. RIP

[el romeral]

Sad news and like many, he was a large part of my childhood. RIP John Noakes.

Lulu the elephant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wzJbR-PuCM

[steviegunn]

John was a big part of my childhood along with Peter Purves and Lesley Judd, a little part of me would like to think he's now taking Shep for a walk up some sunny hillside.

[Eric Mc]

steviegunn said:

John was a big part of my childhood along with Peter Purves and Lesley Judd, a little part of me would like to think he's now taking Shep for a walk up some sunny hillside.

Lump in throat straight away