Use By Presenters
The presenters almost always wear their badges on the show - the only exception being when their apparel is incompatible (for example, a life jacket), in which case a sticker with the ship emblem is normally used instead. In addition, large prints or stickers of the ship are attached to vehicles driven by the presenters during filming assignments.
Sometimes new presenters first appear on the programme with no badge on before it is clarified to the audience that they are the new presenter. For example, Zöe Salmon appeared as a customer on the show before one week later being introduced as a presenter; Simon Groom first appeared during a filming assignment at a disco where he was a DJ; and Gethin Jones made a debut appearance disguised as Santa Claus on Zoe Salmon's first appearance.
Many presenters are awarded a more prestigious "gold badge" when they leave the show, and several former presenters have been awarded them when appearing as guests on the programme. When presenter Simon Thomas left in 2005, he was awarded a gold badge on his last programme, and this has become a tradition with Liz Barker, Matt Baker, Konnie Huq, Katy Hill, Joel Defries and Andy Akinwolere also awarded gold badges on their final show.
Valerie Singleton was awarded a gold badge during a studio interview recorded for the 1990 video release "The Best of Blue Peter, the 60's and 70's". Her fellow presenters John Noakes and Peter Purves were given gold badges on the first programme in 2000 when the time capsule for the year 2000 was dug up. Peter Duncan was presented with a gold badge in February 2007, whilst appearing on the programme as a guest.
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