Blue Peter has introduced Hacker T Dog as its first non-human presenter, integrating the CBBC puppet into studio segments and craft activities. Hacker assists with makes, delivers one-liners, and will attend red carpet showbusiness junkets. The puppet is operated by Phil Fletcher, who uses sticks while monitoring performance on a screen. The programme moved to a refurbished Victorian market hall in central Manchester with an apartment-style set designed to feel cosy and modern. The relaunch aims to update the long-running children's show to appeal to the TikTok generation and to bring comedic chaos and new audiences through Hacker's existing fanbase.
There's only one thing more surreal than making a Blue Peter Here's one I made earlier creation and that is doing one with the help of CBBC's star puppet Hacker T Dog. On the new set of the world's longest-running children's TV show, its first non-human presenter is helping me craft an insect hotel using a tin can, glue and some chenille stems.
He's surprisingly useful for someone lacking opposable thumbs and whose paws his puppet master Phil Fletcher (who also does Hacker's voice) has to operate using sticks, while watching the action on a monitor below the desk. In a genius move, Fletcher's quick-witted canine has been hired as Blue Peter's new presenter to bring his comedic chaos and legions of fans to the show as part of an attempt to update it to appeal to a new generation of kids.
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