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David Attenborough’s description of Biddy Baxter, when he presented her in 2013 with a special Bafta for her 25 years’ work on Blue Peter, was easily the best: dedicated, passionate …

BBC Long-serving Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter, who turned the children’s show into a television institution, has died at the age of 92. Her recipe of pets, charity appeals, gymnastic …