BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER

BoB's very own Time Lord recalls his links to Blue Peter, and how he is happy to relive his time as the most hated man in Britain

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There are a few names in the history of British television that will always be writ large. One of them is Biddy Baxter, who joined Blue Peter as its producer in 1962, becoming its editor from 1965 to 1988. Such was the strength of her association with the show that I believed that she was involved with it for a lot longer. She certainly was when I appeared on the show in 1984, while I was doing Doctor Who. And I earned one of my most prized possessions, a Blue Peter badge, by persuading their reluctant cat Jack to remain on my lap longer than he was otherwise inclined to do. I met Biddy only briefly but was aware that she was certainly in charge and formidable. There are many connections between Blue Peter and Doctor Who, of course. My dear friend Peter Purves was a presenter of the show for more than 10 years from 1967 after having been the First Doctor's (William Hartnell) travelling companion from 1965-66. He also directed me when I played Wishy Washy in Aladdin at the Beck Theatre in Hillingdon in 1985 with