London 2012 blog

Forget Maria, Joseph or Oliver – the biggest talent hunt ever is underway courtesy of Blue Peter…

On Tuesday 18th March my career went retro as I was back on the studio floor at BBC TV Centre. But this time I wasn’t donning a Dalek costume or Feung-shui-ing the pets, I was there to monitor the launch of Blue Peter’s biggest ever competition in my capacity as Content Producer for The Handover Ceremonies.

Well into my fourth week with London 2012, amongst the variety of my roles, I have been working with Head of Ceremonies Martin Green and Press Officer Adrian Bassett to launch a nationwide hunt to find two Blue Peter viewers who will each win a key role within the Handover Ceremony for the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.

It’s an amazing prize and the whole Blue Peter (or BP as they now call themselves) team was very excited indeed – especially as this marks their first competition in a while, and what a way to make a comeback!

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