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Lesley Judd (born 20 December 1946) is an English former television presenter and dancer, best known as a long-serving host of the
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children's programme ''
Blue Peter'' (1972–1979).
Background
Born in
London
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, the daughter of Leslie T. Judd and Hilda Madeline Haddock, Judd was educated at the independent
Arts Educational School, Tring Park (
Hertfordshire). In 1959, she appeared in the BBC Television adaptation of ''
Heidi
''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Use ...
'', playing the part of Clara. Another early appearance as a child actress was as a schoolgirl in the ''
Z-Cars
''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it debut ...
'' episode "Person Unknown" on 14 November 1962. An early dancing appearance came on BBC TV's ''The Language of Love'' in 1964.
In 1967, Judd was one of the "children" dancers on
Gillian Lynne
Dame Gillian Barbara Lynne (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre choreography associated with two of the longest-runnin ...
's
BBC2 show ''Hey Riddle Diddle'' starring
Roy Castle
Roy Castle (31 August 1932 – 2 September 1994) was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. In addition to being an accomplished jazz trumpet player, he could play many other instruments. Following a vers ...
and
Nelson Riddle. She was a hostess on the
Associated-Rediffusion
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game show ''
Exit! It's the Way-Out Show'' hosted by
Ed Stewart
Edward Stewart Mainwaring (23 April 1941 – 9 January 2016), known as Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, was an English radio broadcaster and TV presenter. He was principally known for his work as a DJ on BBC Radio 1 (particularly the Saturday morning '' J ...
. Beginning in 1967 with ''The
Rolf Harris
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Show'', Judd appeared as part of the dance troupe
The Young Generation on several television shows, but walked out in breach of her contract. When offered the role as a BBC presenter soon after, the BBC contracts department was furious that she was being hired by the corporation once again and insisted the contract was "watertight."
She was one of the background dancers in the filmed musical ''
Half a Sixpence
''Half a Sixpence'' is a 1963 musical comedy based on the 1905 novel ''Kipps'' by H. G. Wells, with music and lyrics by David Heneker and a book by Beverley Cross. It was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele.
Background
...
'' (1967) and had a small speaking role in the first
Monty Python film ''
And Now for Something Completely Different
''And Now for Something Completely Different'' is a 1971 British sketch comedy film based on the television comedy series ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' featuring sketches from the show's first two series. The title was taken from a catchphrase ...
'' (1971, the "Hell's Grannies" sketch), and the
Christopher Lee horror film ''
I, Monster'' (1971). Judd made a brief return to dancing in 1976 when she joined
Pan's People
Pan's People were a British all-female dance troupe most commonly associated with the BBC TV music chart show ''Top of the Pops'', from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. They appeared on many other TV shows in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, and al ...
on ''
Top of the Pops
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'' for a one-off routine (the rehearsals were later shown on ''Blue Peter''), and later she often danced on the BBC show ''All Star Record Breakers''.
''Blue Peter''
Brought in to the show when
Valerie Singleton
Valerie Singleton (born 9 April 1937) is an English television and radio presenter best known as a regular presenter of the popular children's series ''Blue Peter'' from 1962 to 1972. She also presented the BBC Radio 4 '' PM'' programme for t ...
began to diversify her television career in 1972, Judd initially presented with Singleton,
John Noakes
John Noakes (born John Wallace Bottomley; 6 March 1934 – 28 May 2017) was an English television presenter and former actor. He co-presented the BBC children's magazine programme ''Blue Peter'' in the 1960s and 1970s and was the show's longes ...
and
Peter Purves
Peter John Purves (; born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. He played Steven Taylor in ''Doctor Who'' under the First Doctor, a role he continued to play in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. He later became ...
, the partnership with Noakes and Purves lasting until 1978, the show's longest-running line-up.
Judd's tenure on ''Blue Peter'' was often in doubt; she was retained for most of her seven years on the show on short term 3-month contracts. When her first marriage, to
Derek Fowlds, broke down in 1975 and her ex-husband threatened to 'tell all' to the tabloid press,
Sally James was lined up to replace her on ''Blue Peter'', but the storm blew over and Judd remained with the programme.
Later, Judd married a ''Blue Peter'' film editor Terry Gabell. Her second husband's
multiple sclerosis caused her to leave ''Blue Peter'' in 1979. After divorcing him, she married the then drummer Anthony Relph, with whom she had son Henry, and adopted a daughter Marta. Relph died of a lung embolism at 48, by which time Judd had moved to a farmhouse near
Cahors
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in France with retired radio station manager Peter Thornton. He died of heart disease in 2002.
In 1975, Judd visited the
Bishop Rock lighthouse, but (according to her BBC profile page) "looked like she was about to plunge into the murky depths." Disaster nearly struck as she travelled by rope to the lighthouse from a boat. Her harness slipped, leaving Judd with no support should she lose her grip on the rope. Show editors
Biddy Baxter and
Richard Marson
Richard Marson (born c.1967) is an English writer, television producer and director, best known as a former editor-in-chief of the BBC's children's television programme ''Blue Peter''. In September 2007, Marson was sacked from his post for makin ...
both defended Judd's reaction to this incident in subsequent books, revealing that she could not swim and thus showed enormous bravery by undertaking the challenge at all.
During her time on ''Blue Peter'' Judd also presented the spin-off series ''
Blue Peter Special Assignment''.
Subsequent career
After leaving ''Blue Peter'', Judd fronted a children's TV 'chat' show, ''In The Limelight With Lesley'', on BBC1, along the same lines as the earlier series ''
Val Meets The VIPs'' with Singleton. One of her guests was British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime ...
who was asked to comment on an earlier appearance on ''Val Meets The VIPs'' in 1973 in which she had said there would not be "a woman Prime Minister in my lifetime". Another guest was the reigning Miss World
Gina Swainson. Judd appeared with
Billy Boyle
Billy Boyle is an Irish actor and singer on British film, television and stage. His recording career included five 45rpm singles for the Decca and Columbia labels, including the novelty song "My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Elvis" (Decca F 11503) in 1962 ...
on an ITV series for children, ''Dance Crazy'', tracing the history of dance and was a regular panellist on game shows such as ''
Punchlines
''Punchlines'' was a comedy panel game show that aired on ITV from 3 January 1981 to 22 December 1984 and was hosted by Lennie Bennett. The show itself was based on a failed 1979 American game show pilot of the same name hosted by Bill Cullen, w ...
''. She later featured as 'The Mole' in the educational game show ''
The Adventure Game
''The Adventure Game'' is a game show that was originally broadcast on UK television channels BBC1 and BBC2 between 24 May 1980 and 18 February 1986. The story in each show was that the two celebrity contestants and a member of the public ha ...
'', and was co-presenter of the technology game show ''
The Great Egg Race
''The Great Egg Race'' was a BBC television series, that ran from 1979 to 1986 broadcast on BBC 2. Twenty-two episodes were produced and presented by six presenters over the life of the show.
Programme
''The Great Egg Race'' was a BBC televisi ...
'', the computer-related ''
Micro Live'' from 1984 and ''Pets in Particular'' (1985).
She was a presenter on ''
Woman's Hour
''Woman's Hour'' is a radio magazine programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC Light Programme, BBC Radio 2, and later BBC Radio 4. It has been on the air since 1946.
History
Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by ...
'' on
BBC Radio 4
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from 1982 to 1988, and appeared as a television newsreader in the film ''
Threads'' (1984). Judd was a presenter on the London radio station
LBC
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during the late 1980s, later co-hosting with
Steve Allen
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, at the same time presenting various programmes on television for the
Open University
The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...
. In 1992, Judd also presented a daytime interview programme on UK
Channel 4
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, ''Time To Talk''. Each programme consisted of an interview with one celebrity guest. Valerie Singleton,
David Kossoff
David Kossoff (24 November 1919 – 23 March 2005) was a British actor. In 1954 he won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for his appearance as Geza Szobek in '' The Young Lovers''. He played Alf Larkin in TV sit ...
,
Diana Moran,
Jonathon Porritt
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He is known for his advocacy of the Green Party of England and Wales.
Porritt frequently contributes to magazines, newspapers and books ...
and
Don Maclean
Don Maclean (born 1942/1943) MBE KSS is an English actor and comedian, who appeared on the BBC television series '' Crackerjack'' with Michael Aspel, Peter Glaze and Jan Hunt in the 1970s.
Born in Birmingham, he attended Clifton Road S ...
were among the interviewees. Lesley was also in the late 1970s a continuity announcer on
Southern Television.
Post-presenting career
Now living near
Toulouse, France
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
, Judd is employed as a conference organiser. Although asked on several occasions to take part in ''Blue Peter'' reunions, she has generally declined, feeling that her television career was no longer a part of her life, though she did appear on ''Blue Peter'' 35th birthday programme in 1993 and the 50th birthday commemorations in 2008.
She also appeared in December 2017 in a tribute programme to fellow ''Blue Peter'' presenter John Noakes, who had died earlier that year.
On 16 October 2018, she appeared on ''BBC Breakfast'' and later that day on ''Blue Peter'' to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary.
References
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