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Sir Paul McCartney is presented with a special Blue Peter Gold Badge. The column is 52 metres (170 feet) high and topped by a statue of Nelson. To reach the statue, Noakes had to climb a series of wobbly ladders, some of them tilted at a 45-degree angle from the vertical. Noakes described the experience in a voiceover as he climbed: "At this.

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Blue Peter presenter John Noakes' ascent of Nelson's Column has been named as the greatest ever children's TV moment. Noakes, known for his stunts, clambered up the towering monument on the.

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"By gum, it's only held on with rope." 🪜Blue Peter's resident action man, John Noakes, scaled Nelson's Column #OnThisDay in 1977 alongside his cameraman, Te.

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#OnThisDay 1977: Blue Peter's resident stunt man, John Noakes, scaled the death-defying heights of Nelson's Column to clean out some pigeon poo. For.

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Beloved British children's television presenter John Noakes scales the iconic statue in Trafalgar Square for Blue Peter. That's a hair-raising climb of almos.

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John Noakes. John Noakes (born John Wallace Bottomley; 6 March 1934 - 28 May 2017) was an English television presenter and former actor. He co-presented the BBC children's magazine programme Blue Peter in the 1960s and 1970s and was the show's longest-serving presenter, with a tenure that lasted 12 years and six months.

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How far have we actually come in the safety world? Well, here is a video that was filmed in 1977 of Blue Peters' John Noakes climbing Nelsons Column in Londo.

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#OnThisDay 1977: Blue Peter daredevil John Noakes scaled the dizzying heights of Nelson's Column to clean out some pigeon poo. Watch the full video on our YouTube Page. Link in the comments.

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By Craig Simpson, Press Association. Blue Peter presenter John Noakes' ascent of Nelson's Column has been named as the greatest ever children's TV moment. Noakes, known for his stunts, clambered up the towering monument on the children's show in 1977. The segment has been named the greatest ever children's TV moment by magazine TV Years.

Blue Peter's John Noakes, climbs to the top of Nelson's Column. He... News Photo Getty Images

June 04, 2019 at 12:01AM BST. Blue Peter presenter John Noakes' ascent of Nelson's Column has been named as the greatest ever children's TV moment. Noakes, known for his stunts, clambered up.

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John Noakes climbs Nelson's Column. Former Blue Peter presenter John Noakes was known for his daredevil stunts, like climbing Nelson's Column. UK.

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Thursday 31st May 2018. 31st May 1977, John Noakes climbs Nelson's Column on a wobbly ladder. No safety harness, no helmet and wearing flares. Just to clean some pigeon poo. For good measure the.

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In 1977, the television presenter John Noakes, who has died aged 83, climbed Nelson's Column without safety harness or insurance, for an episode of the BBC's enduring children's show Blue.

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#OTD 1977: John Noakes scaled Nelson's Column, on a wobbly ladder. with no safety harness.and no helmet.wearing flares. to clean some pigeon poo..

Blue Peter's John Noakes, climbs to the top of Nelson's Column. He... News Photo Getty Images

"I'd rather not look over the edge actually!" #OnThisDay 1977: Blue Peter daredevil John Noakes scaled the dizzying heights of Nelson's Column to clean out some pigeon poo. Watch the full video on our YouTube Page. Link in the comments.