A potted history of the Blue Peter time capsules - buried in 1971 and 1984, to be opened by the futuristic inhabitants of the year 2000.

Featuring a who's who of Blue Peter presenters through the decades; John Noakes, Peter Purves, Valerie Singleton, Peter Duncan, Janet Ellis, Simon Groom, Percy Thrower, Matt Baker, Claire Bradley, Katy Hill, Konnie Huq and Simon Thomas.

Clips taken from Blue Peter.


00:00 Introduction
01:14 What's in the 1971 time capsule?
03:22 Closing the 1971 box
04:01 Planting the tree
05:20 Burying the 1971 time capsule
06:08 The box needs to be moved
07:34 Reburying the box
08:16 The map
09:41 The box and tree both need to be moved in 1984
11:17 The box is found!
11:55 Introducing the 1984 time capsule
12:09 What's in the 1984 time capsule?
13:14 Replanting the tree in the Blue Peter garden
14:00 The year 2000!
14:16 Konnie Huq and Matt Baker Search for the time capsules
16:26 The time capsules are found!
17:09 Opening the 1984 time capsule with Janet Ellis and Simon Groom
20:10 Opening the 1971 time capsule with Valerie Singleton, Peter Purves and John Noakes



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