Blue Peter the 50th anniversary) the opening arrangement of the tune was reworked to include elements of "Barnacle Bill" once again. The closing theme for 2008 is the same as opening signature tune. In September 2011, the series returned to using "Barnacle Bill" though with the opening bars and drum roll omitted (along with the "Sailor's Hornpipe") and the traditional closing signature tune not used. 1958–1989: The earliest episodes featured stock footage of a sailing ship under the opening credits. By the late 1960s, Blue Peter's opening sequence featured extracts of that edition's filmed inserts or an event in the studio where
Is It Bill Bailey? as well as a small role in "Spaced". Bailey was also approached to appear in "Shaun of the Dead" as a zombie, but was busy with other engagements at the time. Many songs and routines featured in the show were first performed in his "Cosmic Jam" tour and TV show "Asylum" and several were later used during his "Bewilderness" tour. The title is derived from the Rizla game ("Guess Who's You"), the opening credits of the show showing Bill with a Rizla on his forehead, bearing his own name. Is It Bill Bailey? Is It Bill Bailey? was a stand