Sport Relief 2012 sewage. He swam a total distance in eight days, a total of 111,352 strokes were swam and 68,186 calories were burnt. So far he has raised £1,194,258 for Sport Relief. Fearless "Blue Peter" presenter Helen Skelton made it to the South Pole in just 18 days by ski, bike and kite, bringing her epic, Antarctic expedition to a triumphant close. For this gruelling challenge, she travelled up to 14 hours a day across the coldest and windiest place on earth, battling blizzards and sub-zero temperatures. It was shown for 9 weeks on Mondays on BBC1 at 4:30pm and an adult
Shep (British dog) celebrating the show's 50th anniversary. Shep died in 1987, and Noakes often became emotional when asked about him; he openly wept on an edition of "The Weakest Link" when hostess Anne Robinson asked him about the dog. Shep (British dog) Shep (1 May 1971 – 17 January 1987) was a famous "Blue Peter" dog, a border collie. Shep was bought by the BBC to replace Patch, one of Petra's puppies, born in 1965. He became the main Blue Peter dog when Petra died in 1977. Shep is remembered by British TV viewers as inseparable from "Blue Peter" presenter John Noakes.