Blue Peter 2002, repeats of "Blue Peter" started being shown on CBBC on Choice's successor, the newly launched CBBC Channel, along with spin-off shows "Blue Peter Unleashed" and "Blue Peter Flies the World". From 2003 a new arrangement involved new material being shown daily, on both BBC One and the CBBC Channel. In 2017, "Blue Peter Bite", a five-minute programme which features challenges previously shown on the programme was introduced. The signature tune has always been a hornpipe, originally using variations of Barnacle Bill by Herbert Ashworth-Hope, and should not be confused with the American sailor song of the same title. The
The Marian Finucane Show by RTÉ 2fm DJ Ryan Tubridy. His new programme "The Tubridy Show", was similar in format keeping old items such as her book club. Her programme was then moved to a weekend slot from 11:00 to 13:00. In 2001, the political career of Fianna Fáil minister Joe Jacob was destroyed when he was unable to explain to Finucane and her listeners what people should do in the event of a nuclear explosion at Sellafield. The show begins with Finucane's signature tune. She speaks over the music saying: Hello there, and a very good-morning to you! When the tune stops she