John Noakes RIP

Sillybilly

RIP

Redvalleyeast

RIP. A legend of my childhood.

Afternoon Delight

As people have said, he was part of a lot of our childhood memories. Reunited with his beloved Shep now.

RIP

HantsAddick

That's sad. R.I.P. John.

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

RIP A legend of British Television

Horsfield9

RIP John, another significant part of my childhood gone.

Brendan_O_Connell

RIP

SaySomething

First time that i've seen the climb up nelsons column....scary, I wouldn't have tried that!
RIP

Uboat

RIP Noakesy.

Arsenetatters

Sad news- RIP John

Davo55

Very sad news. RIP John.

(I'm dreading the day when the flowerpot men go too)

Stig

The amazing thing about that Nelson's Column clip is that they played John's introduction to it on the radio today and my feet went cold just thinking how precarious those ladders made tied up there.

RIP John

razil

Funny how Noakes and Shep set the standard in my imagination for how a friendship between a man and dog should be, quite a lot to live up to though.

Top man and dog

hoof_it_up_to_benty

Great presenter - decent man. RIP

ken_shabby

Very sad. Blue Peter wasn't my favourite, but as it was for kids, I watched anyway. Someone posted the Blue Peter advent candle yesterday. Many memories sprang up.
RIP John

3blokes

I was genuinely saddened to hear this, but it appears he was suffering from dementia, so in some ways it is a relief.
But surprised at how much affection I felt towards him, and how sad I was when I heard he had died.
RIP John Noakes.

MuttleyCAFC

For those growing up with him he was our friend. A beautiful man in the rue sense of the world. His love for Shep was really moving. R.I.P John. I look up at the sky and say thanks for John Noakes. And I say thanks to him for many happy childhood memories.

Rizzo

One of seemingly few figures from my childhood not now associated with something very different and more sinister. RIP.