Beano on Blue Peter

Classic Comics · Post by **Classic Comics** » 08 Feb 2007, 12:37

This may be of interest...

The edition of Blue Peter to air on February 13th is scheduled to carry a piece about the Beano comic. Konnie Huq visited the Beano offices a few weeks ago to meet, among others, the great David Sutherland.

Peter Gray · Post by **Peter Gray** » 08 Feb 2007, 12:42

thanks I'll look out for that...

spence · Post by **spence** » 08 Feb 2007, 16:38

....2 days before launch of BeanoMax - bet it gets a mention

Peter Gray · Post by **Peter Gray** » 13 Feb 2007, 19:31

It didn't get mentioned.......

maybe on another program..?

also a new Bash Street kid to invent as a competiton....which is a cool prize...

Nice to see the David interview...

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 13 Feb 2007, 20:07

Peter Gray wrote:It didn't get mentioned....... maybe on another program..?

also a new Bash Street kid to invent as a competiton....which is a cool prize...

Nice to see the David interview...

Gah! Missed it! I think it's repeated in a day or two though.

Lew

Gary Northfield · Post by **Gary Northfield** » 13 Feb 2007, 23:36

There's a Blue Peter on CBBC (satellite channel) 8.30 tomorrow morning, so I'm hoping it's that!

Peter Gray · Post by **Peter Gray** » 13 Feb 2007, 23:37

tomorrow 8:30 am CBBC channel its repeated it looks like...

the new character will be staying rather than a one off which I think is brave...

maybe Teddy (boy) will make a come back if none of the ideas are any good..

steven · Post by **steven** » 14 Feb 2007, 13:37

We also saw the other presenters dressing up as kids for the latest Blue Peter competion on creating a new charather for the Bash Street Kids.

In the history of Blue Peter, Has there been any features on the Beano, Dandy or others?

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 14 Feb 2007, 19:52

Peter Gray wrote:tomorrow 8:30 am CBBC channel its repeated it looks like...

Doh. I overslept and missed it AGAIN!

On a positive note I did manage to find a copy of last week's Dandy, (but not in my home town which seems to have given up on it). Interesting that the new editor is making his mark on it now; new stories, new design. Amazed there was no ad for BeanoMAX though! The days of four-page promos are definitely long gone.

Lew

Sheldon · Post by **Sheldon** » 14 Feb 2007, 22:04

I remember for the Dandy's 60th, 2 people dressed up as Korky and Desperate Dan represented this weird interview where one of the presenters asked them questions and they held up speech bubbles in reply.

Missed it, was working - is this a permanent character or just a one off appearence?

Peter Gray · Post by **Peter Gray** » 15 Feb 2007, 00:01

the new character will be staying

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 15 Feb 2007, 00:37

Peter Gray wrote:the new character will be staying

That's good because it'll make it difficult for them to shove in reprints (as readers would notice the new character wasn't there).

Lew

Cap Haggis · Post by **Cap Haggis** » 15 Feb 2007, 17:19

The new BeanoMax has, as you would expect, been getting a lot of coverage in Scotland, the BBC NEWs website (Scotland) section has an article on this and a link the the BBC Scotland News article on the comic with Euan Kerr if anyone is intersted (it was done in Dundee so some strong accents for those that find this difficult)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tay ... 364443.stm

Lew Stringer · Post by **Lew Stringer** » 15 Feb 2007, 18:10

Cap Haggis wrote:The new BeanoMax has, as you would expect, been getting a lot of coverage in Scotland, the BBC NEWs website (Scotland) section has an article on this and a link the the BBC Scotland News article on the comic with Euan Kerr if anyone is intersted (it was done in Dundee so some strong accents for those that find this difficult)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tay ... 364443.stm

The problem with BeanoMAX claiming it's for an older reader is that the media immediately label it "adult Beano" (as in that news item). So it's a sales gimmick that's not going to work because the mag is clearly aimed at kids!

Lew

Steve Bright · Post by **Steve Bright** » 15 Feb 2007, 18:38

Indeed, Lew - that was a quite ludicrous piece of journalism by ex-DCT reporter 'Scoop' Grant. If I'd been one of those students, I'd have fired my catty at him...if I was Euan Kerr, I'd have done far worse.

Sloppy, sloppy sloppy!

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