Biddy Baxter, the long-serving editor of Blue Peter, has died aged 92. Loading audio...

The Leicester-born producer is credited with turning the children's show into a television institution over the course of more than two decades.

She was editor of the programme between 1965 and 1988 and introduced iconic ideas such as the famous Blue Peter badge.

Other elements such as location filming was introduced, with more pet appearances and appeals to collect old toys and silver paper for good causes.

Baxter won two Bafta awards and receiving 12 nominations as the helm of the show.

She was awarded the programme’s highest honour, a gold Blue Peter badge, when she left in 1988.

Baxter carried on as a consultant to the BBC directors general John Birt and Michael Checkland following her depart

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