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
Gary Barnacle Pegg, with narration by David Warner (actor), Jan Ravens and Richard Coyle, among others. It features vocalists such as Sarah Jane Morris (singer), Jessica Lee Morgan, Ian Shaw (singer) and many others. The horns on 'Love You Til Burn Out' were arranged by Gary Barnacle and played by the Blackjack Horns (Jack Birchwood/G.B.). Barnacle has worked with a large number of popular music acts, including: Barnacle's services have been called upon by the following top producers, engineers, and arrangers : Gary Barnacle Gary Barnacle (born 28 November 1959, Dover, England) is an English saxophonist, flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and