Blue Peter Season 2016
S2016 E01
All New For 2016! Radzi goes behind the scenes at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards and the team looks back at the best bits from the last 12 months.
S2016 E02
The Next Step Live!
S2016 E03
Jan 21, 2016Get Your Purple Badge Jan 21, 2016 The team are celebrating the Purple badge! The viewers are in control and the whole show will be dedicated with the things that they love and want to see on the show.
S2016 E04
Out of this World
S2016 E05
Feb 7, 2016Brand New Competition Feb 7, 2016 The team launch a huge new sporting competition. Sir Chris Hoy sets a speedy cycle challenge for Barney and Radzi in aid of Sport Relief.
S2016 E06
Feb 11, 2016Valentine's & Sport Relief Cycle Challenge! Feb 11, 2016 Barney competes in the annual Great Olney Pancake Race and Barney and Radzi put pedal to the metal in the second part of their Sport Relief cycle challenge.
S2016 E07
Feb 18, 2016Danger Mouse & Epic Cycle Race Feb 18, 2016 It is the grand finale of Barney and Radzi's cycle challenge at the National Cycling Centre. Also, Lindsey takes on a new character, Hysteria for CBBC's Dangermouse.
S2016 E08
Feb 25, 2016The Wave Runner Begins Feb 25, 2016 It's the first part of Lindsey's epic Sport Relief challenge, and the top three Best Story nominees for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2016 are announced.
S2016 E09
Mar 3, 2016Books, Books, Books! Mar 3, 2016 Mary Poppins visits the studio for a performance. Barney travels to Munich and chats to British astronaut Tim Peake. Also, Angellica Bell reveals the Blue Peter Book Award winners.
S2016 E10
Mar 10, 2016A Batmobile, A Kung Fu Panda and A Wave Runner! Mar 10, 2016 Lindsey continues her Sport Relief Challenge, Radzi and Lindsey go behind the scenes of Kung Fu Panda, and Barney takes a ride in the Batmobile.
S2016 E11
Mar 17, 2016Sport Relief Special Mar 17, 2016 The team are live from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for a Sport Relief special. It is the final part to Lindsey's epic wave-runner challenge.
S2016 E12
Mar 24, 2016Lindsey's Epic Sport Relief Challenge Mar 24, 2016 All the action from Lindsey Russell's wave runner challenge, as she attempted to run across the Irish Sea in a three-metre inflatable ball - all in aid of Sport Relief.
S2016 E13
Mar 31, 2016The Walk That Changed the World Mar 31, 2016 Radzi retraces the route of a civil rights march that changed the course of US history.
S2016 E14
Apr 7, 2016It's All About the Badge Apr 7, 2016 Radzi goes behind the scenes on the set of CBBC's Wolfblood to see Blue Peter competition badge winner Myah in her starring role. US pop group JAGMAC perform live in the studio.
S2016 E15
Apr 14, 2016Rocket-Fuelled Fun Apr 14, 2016 The team plant rocket seeds that have been to the International Space Station.
S2016 E16
Apr 21, 2016Competition Winner & Shakespeare Apr 21, 2016 The team reveal the 2016 Team GB Blue Peter sport badge and Radzi joins the Royal Shakespeare Company to take part in a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
S2016 E17
Apr 28, 2016Get Your Team GB Sport Badge! Apr 28, 2016 Find out how to get the brand new Team GB sport badge, with some help from some famous sport stars. Plus Lindsey takes on a hockey challenge and Radzi attempts a roller derby.
S2016 E18
May 5, 2016Brand New Dream Big Competition! May 5, 2016 Blue Peter guide dog Iggy meets her new owner, the team launch a brand new competition and Ashley and Pudsey perform in the studio.
S2016 E19
May 12, 2016Big Iggy News! May 12, 2016 The team say farewell to guide dog Iggy as she's off to assist her new owner, who is in the studio. Also, there's a special tribute song from Hacker T Dog.
S2016 E20
May 19, 2016The Big Fan Club Takeover! May 19, 2016 This episode of Blue Peter is a fan club takeover, where viewers can control the show via the Blue Peter Fan Club. Featuring live online votes, viewer comments.
S2016 E21
May 26, 2016Space Spectacular May 26, 2016 Lindsey experiences what it is like to float like an astronaut and fly like a superhero in a zero-gravity plane. Also there is a recap of how our space rocket seeds are growing.
S2016 E22
Jun 2, 2016Goes Greener Jun 2, 2016 The team present a green badge special live from the Blue Peter garden, which has been given a makeover by a young gardening expert.
S2016 E23
Jun 9, 2016A Big Surprise & Matilda Ramsay! Jun 9, 2016 Lindsey and Radzi try their hand at indoor skydiving. Also, Tilly Ramsay gets ready for Father's Day with a special bake.
S2016 E24
Jun 16, 2016World Records & Flying High! Jun 16, 2016 Radzi takes to the skies over Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's 90th Birthday. A football freestyler attempts a new world record.
S2016 E25
Jun 23, 2016The Big Bug Show! Jun 23, 2016 The team gets up close and personal with some supersized creepy-crawlies and Radzi Chinyanganya chats to the stars of Secret Life of Pets. Plus, how to make a Shelley Pinata.
S2016 E26
Jun 30, 2016Secrets of Film and TV! Jun 30, 2016 The Blue Peter team takes a look at some tricks of the film and TV trade.
S2016 E27
Jul 7, 2016Super Sport Badge Sportacular! Jul 7, 2016 The team meet the Paralympic team, who have won a staggering 143 medals. Lindsey gets to grips with the science behind the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
S2016 E28
Jul 14, 2016Loves Books! Jul 14, 2016 The team celebrate the art of words through books, poems, letters and music! Lindsey reads out some of your Blue Peter letters at the prestigious Letters Live. Radzi visits the team behind Gangsta Granny and Barney shows you how to make an ingenious bookmark for your favourite book. Plus nine-year-old author Toby Little tells us all about his adventures in writing!
S2016 E29
Jul 16, 2016Live Awesome Authors Jul 16, 2016 Blue Peter is live from Centenary Square in Birmingham, for the special CBBC Awesome Authors weekend! The team quiz a host of authors, including Holly Smale and David O'Doherty, with viewers' questions, and they create a story live on stage. Lindsey visits the Hay Book festival and we reveal the winner of the Dream Big competition.
S2016 E30
Jul 17, 2016Awesome Authors Jul 17, 2016 Blue Peter has more from the special CBBC Awesome Authors weekend. We put Jacqueline Wilson to the test in a quiz against a team of superfans! Authors such as David Baddiel and Alex Smith join in with fun and games and Lindsey reads viewers' letters at Letters Live.
S2016 E31
Jul 21, 2016Dream Big Orange Badge Show Jul 21, 2016 The Blue Peter team meet the Paralympic team who have won 143 medals. Lindsey gets to grips with the science behind the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Also, the team are joined by a host of sporting heroes.
S2016 E32
Jul 28, 2016Summer Badge Baton Relay Challenge! Jul 28, 2016 The Blue Peter team kick-start the summer badge baton relay, where they challenge viewers to earn all their Blue Peter badges, starting with the blue badge! To celebrate, Lindsey and Radzi get a head for heights by being strapped to a plane and attempt a wing walking challenge involving passing a baton to each other! Will they succeed? Also, how to make a badge baton to store badges, and the team surprise a viewer by delivering a Blue Peter badge!
S2016 E33
Aug 4, 2016Get Your Sport Badge! Aug 4, 2016 The Blue Peter badge baton-relay continues with the sport badge 2016. Don't miss an exclusive look behind the scenes at the official kitting-out of Team GB. Also, Barney, Lindsey and Radzi try their hand at the Brazilian sport of footvolley.
S2016 E34
Aug 11, 2016Go Green and Get Your Badge! Aug 11, 2016 It's a Green badge special, jam-packed with UK wildlife. We come face to face with the reptiles on our doorstep. Also, young gardening expert, George, is back to turn the Blue Peter garden into a bird haven.
S2016 E35
Aug 18, 2016Purple Power - It's Your Badge! Aug 18, 2016 The summer badge baton relay continues with the purple badge. Also Radzi chats to the cast of new film Swallows and Amazons, and Barney goes drone racing.
S2016 E36
Aug 25, 2016Earn your Silver Badge! Aug 25, 2016 It's the last leg of the summer badge baton relay and the team end it in style by celebrating the silver badge! Also, Barney attempts a tin bath race-off the Isle of Man.
S2016 E37
Sep 1, 2016Badge Baton Finale! Sep 1, 2016 Blue Peter celebrates the end of the summer badge baton relay with a special live performance from chart topper Izzy Bizu and the cast of the Thundermans. Also Radzi and Barney head to the race track to take on top speeds with British GT champion Jamie Chadwick.
S2016 E38
Sep 8, 2016A Record-Breaking Spectacular! Sep 8, 2016 Barney, Lindsey and Radzi each attempt to break their very own record, involving planes, badges and straws! Lindsey puts the new five pound super-note to the test and Barney commemorates 350 years since the Great Fire of London.
S2016 E39
Sep 15, 2016A Roald Dahl Special Sep 15, 2016 Celebrate Roald Dahl's 100th anniversary with a fantabulous Blue Peter special. The team try to recreate the science from his famous books. Also, the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory perform in the studio. Phizz-whizzing!
S2016 E40
Sep 22, 2016Sport Badge Finish Line Sep 22, 2016 The team are joined in the studio by a host of Olympians to inspire viewers to earn their sport badge. We continue Lindsey's sailing journey off the Isle of Wight, Barney gets some tips from an up-and-coming young darts player and the cast of the new Disney show, The Lodge, show off their singing and dancing moves.
S2016 E41
Sep 29, 2016Thrills, Spills and... Sheep! Sep 29, 2016 The team test their strength against the might of the England tug of war team. Radzi starts training for his epic water ski challenge. Plus pop band, The Tide, perform their latest single.
S2016 E42
Oct 6, 2016TDM Fan Club Takeover Oct 6, 2016 The fans take over on this episode of Blue Peter. Everything on the show has been requested by viewers. With live music, an update on favourite Blue Peter pets, and online superstar Dan TDM vlogging especially for Blue Peter.
S2016 E43
Oct 13, 2016Doodles, Deer and Dropping Beat Oct 13, 2016 In this live episode of Blue Peter, champion beatboxer Bellatrix puts the gang through their paces, Lindsey learns to talk like a deer and author and illustrator Liz Pichon hosts a live doodle-a-long.
S2016 E44
Oct 20, 2016Freestyling Footy Fun Oct 20, 2016 This week on Blue Peter, we have the show-stopping F2 Freestylers being challenged by you with your football tricks! We reveal the winner of our Big Day Out competition, Barney hunts for magical creatures in a forest with Augmented Reality, Radzi catches up with stars from Trolls and M.O perform their new single.
S2016 E45
Oct 27, 2016Tricks, Treats and Tubes Oct 27, 2016 This episode of Blue Peter is a Halloween spook-tacular! We show you how to make trick-or-treat cakes and reveal how to create your very own ghost. Also, the Blue Peter garden gets ready for winter.
S2016 E46
Nov 3, 2016Jeff Kinney and the Wimpy Kid! Nov 3, 2016 Magician Jamie Raven wows with levitation. Superstar trials biker Danny MacAskill teaches Barney a few tricks, author Jeff Kinney talks about his new book and the team begin their epic Children in Need challenge!
S2016 E47
Nov 10, 2016With Special Guest Tim Peake! Nov 10, 2016 Blue Peter is out of this world with special guest, Tim Peake! We catch up with the team's efforts in the second part of the Children in Need Try-Athlon Challenge. Also, the cast of musical The Wind in the Willows perform a television exclusive.
S2016 E48
Nov 17, 2016Goo Your Thing! Nov 17, 2016 It's a Children in Need spectacular as Barney, Lindsey and Radzi run, row and cycle to the ultimate bake sale in their Extreme Try-athlon. Pop megastar Olly Murs performs his latest single. Plus someone will get goo-ed. Who? You decide!
S2016 E49
Nov 24, 2016Big Beasts! Nov 24, 2016 Radzi goes behind the scenes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and the team are joined in the studio by some fantastic beasts of their own.
S2016 E50
Dec 1, 2016Epic Christmas Card Make! Dec 1, 2016 The make viewers have been waiting for - the Blue Peter Christmas Card. Lindsey takes a road trip with viewer Henry. The 2017 Book Awards shortlist is announced. Plus a very special performance from Nathan Sykes.
S2016 E51
Dec 8, 2016Hank Zipzer's In Town! Dec 8, 2016 Barney and Radzi compete at the European Curling Championships, Tom Fletcher tells some Festive Fibs and Nick James (AKA Hank Zipzer) gets messy answering viewers' questions. Plus, find out who has been nominated for Young Sports Personality of the Year 2016.
S2016 E52
Dec 15, 2016It's Christmas! Dec 15, 2016 With Christmas just around the corner, hundreds of Blue Peter viewers will be in the studio for our traditional Christmas carol round the tree. The cast of musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will perform a classic hit, and we look ahead to what's coming up in 2017. Also featuring celebs, Star Wars and sprouts.
S2016 E53
Dec 29, 2016Best of 2016 Dec 29, 2016 Barney, Lindsey and Radzi pick some of their favourite moments from a jam-packed 2016.