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John Noakes RIP

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  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,235
    RIP
  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 4,689
    RIP. A legend of my childhood.
  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 914
    As people have said, he was part of a lot of our childhood memories. Reunited with his beloved Shep now.

    RIP
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423
    That's sad. R.I.P. John.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    RIP A legend of British Television
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    RIP John, another significant part of my childhood gone.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • SaySomething
    SaySomething Posts: 2,526
    First time that i've seen the climb up nelsons column....scary, I wouldn't have tried that!
    RIP
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    edited May 2017
    RIP Noakesy.
  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 5,975
    Sad news- RIP John
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  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    edited May 2017
    Very sad news. RIP John.

    (I'm dreading the day when the flowerpot men go too)
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    edited May 2017
    One of the best presenters in what was, probably, a golden age of young people's television, John Noakes was a decent chap who inspired many to 'get out there' and 'give it a go'. He did so, for the most part, with a smile.
    Thank you, John. We much enjoyed your happy adventures.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    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
    razil Posts: 15,041
    edited May 2017
    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
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,447
    Great presenter - decent man. RIP
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,256
    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
    3blokes Posts: 4,610
    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
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited May 2017
    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
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    One of seemingly few figures from my childhood not now associated with something very different and more sinister. RIP.

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