A new biography of Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter has claimed the BBC did not forcibly separate presenter John Noakes and Shep the dog when the star left the show in 1977.
The biography of Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter claims the BBC did not forcibly separate John Noakes and Shep when the presenter said he was leaving the show in 1977.
It was seemingly a vicious custody battle that forced apart a man and his best friend. Fifty years later the truth of the fight for guardianship of the Blue Pet
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