John K Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 Grew up with this guy on BP. He was a really decent chap - the sort of bloke I wished I had as a slightly bonkers uncle... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40083025 Wouldn't be allowed to do half the stuff he did then now. Probably explains my skewed view on self preservation. Don't get presenters like him anymore... 1 Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 Ditto John. John Noakes on Blue Peter was a major part of my child hood memories! Ah, Newson's Column, the Bob Sled, incontinent elephants... happy days. And will be sadly missed. Dont mind getting old, don't mind death, but boy does loosing people, from relatives and friends to TV, music and movie stars that you grew up as fans of suck. What I always remembered most about him, was that he was one of those people you came across that made you want to be better yourself. 1 Quote
pistonbroke Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 Loved watching this guy perform , escpecialy the "Go with Noaks " series He was quite a character , another of my boyhood hero's sadly departed the mortal world https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/29/john-noakes-obituary Quote
jeff oakley Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 Agree with all that has been said about him. He was a guy who did things and as said some of the things he did, would never be allowed today. Watching breakfast news there was a piece about falling in the water, the presenter stood on the side with life jacket on surrounded by RNLI staff. Compare that with Noakes doing a 5 mile freefall parachute jump with the red devils, when he hadn't done it before!! I seem to recall him building a lotus Elan or Europa as well on BP. Sad that his last days were ravaged by dementia, having lost my dad with it, this is not a good way to go. Quote
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