1974: John NOAKES Fixes QPR's Floodlights | Blue Peter | Classic Sports clips | BBC Archive

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Resident action man John Noakes popped over the road from the Blue Peter offices, to let the neighbours - Queen's Park Rangers Football Club - know that they'd left their lights on.
Almost inevitably, he ended up having to scale an 80ft ladder in the freezing cold with a giant light bulb stuffed into his coat. Still, with bit of help from Charlie the electrician, the bulb was replaced and the Loftus Road pitch was beautifully illuminated in time for the visit of Burnley.
Originally broadcast 14 March, 1974.
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@shingitai5882 Год назад

I love the fact that John shared a desk with Shep and he had his own chair.

@mytmt1613 26 дней назад

True, showed the character of shep, giving John a chair.

@Rosiebeatle Год назад

"I'm here at the top of a Queen's Park Rangers floodlight tower and.... GET DOWN SHEP!"

@ramblerandy2397 Год назад

IIRC, John admitted some years later that he was scared of heights. He wouldn't admit it at the time because it was his job to do all the high stunts, plus he didn't want to put off us kids. It only increases my admiration in the late John Noakes. 👍

@51StPi Год назад

He really was the GOAT children’s 📺 presenter. RIP

@tremensdelirious Год назад

Predictable response but these days there would be harnesses, high vis, hard hats

@JMoruzzi Год назад

If he'd had a genuine fear of heights then, even if he had been able to force himself to make the climbs - unlikely in itself - it would be obvious from how he behaved once up top. His breathing, movement and speech would be nowhere near as relaxed as they were.

@ramblerandy2397 Год назад

@@JMoruzzi If he'd had an irrational fear of heights I would agree with you. But his was rational. I have a relative who was, amongst his other building skills, a good roofer. But every day he had to do a roofing job he loathed it. I asked him once why he did it. To pay the bills, was the answer. But every day he had to gee himself up to get up the ladder, because of his fear of heights. Same with John Noakes when he did the height stuff. Some people can overcome it.

@user-et6pj4db9s 6 месяцев назад

Why was it his job to do heights related stuff if he was afraid of heights? Why didn't they just get someone else to do it? Apart from which this guy went to the top of Nelson's column voluntarily and showed no real concern so I doubt he had any fear of heights at all cos no amount of money could get someone afraid of heights to get up there.

@Tacsmoker Год назад

huge bulb in the jacket lol.... no safety rope... what a trooper Noakes was

@jdm65 Год назад

Let alone a hard hat. Noaksie was a broadcasting legend.

@heraldeventsandfilms5970 Год назад

'trouper'

@infrasleep Год назад

Don't forget the camera man who went up with him-likewise no safety equipment at all

@Tacsmoker Год назад

@@infrasleep i was thinking, did he take Shep up there as well? ;-)

@davidevans3227 11 месяцев назад

the squeak! as he unscrews and screws the bulb! lol i can't believe it's real but as a kid i would've just taken it all in..

@Cjbx11 Год назад

What a legend John Noakes was. I don’t know if it’s just me but children’s TV presenters of the past seemed so much more professional then the presenters of today. While you don’t want presenters who talk down to kids you certainly don’t want presenter who act more childish then the kids which often seems to be the case now.

@cretski67 Год назад

So very true. Dumbed down to the lowest dominator telly these days whereas back then it did educate without treating people like they were stoopid.

@skycat777u.k5 9 месяцев назад

👍

@terrortorn 10 дней назад

I noticed that. They presented themselves like sympathetic adults and not hyperactive youths.

@ctid107 Год назад

Takes me back, Noakes really was one of a kind, RIP John.

@splintmeow4723 Год назад

Giving credit to the audio/camera crew that got their equipment up there! ❤🎉

@CricketEngland Год назад

Yea no mobile 4k phones or small hand held video cameras back then

@danw1374 9 месяцев назад

No mean feat in itself!

@flybeep1661 9 месяцев назад

John Noakes deserves more credit as he had to go up there twice. Camera crew filmed him from below AND on top but there's nobody extra visible on the platform when shot from the ground.

@bustedfender 10 месяцев назад

John wearing one of the six varieties of male coat available in 1974.

@a34rwl 7 дней назад

Donkey Jacket, Lumberjack, Car Coat, Pac-a-Mac, Gaberdine, John Motson-style Sheepskin

@bustedfender 7 дней назад

@@a34rwl It’s Friday, it’s 5 to 5 and it’s…

@harryc8415 Год назад

Legend of a man. I smiled watching this as it took me back many years. RIP john.

@paultrussy4243 Год назад

Was properly clenched when watching him climb that ladder 😬

@KD-oi9sk Год назад

Not sure whats scarier, the height, John's parka and flares combo or the fact South Africa Road and Ellerslie Road stands haven't changed in 50 years..

@brianbooth679 Год назад

No way would ido that the ladder 1st bit would be too much.

@danw1374 3 месяца назад

Good to see the old loft end. Brought back memories.

@honestmcgyver 6 месяцев назад

Can’t imagine Rylan, Ant and Dec or Holly or Alison doing this these days. Respect John

@tangletwister583 Год назад

They don't make Blue Peter presenters like that anymore, John had balls of steel. I'll not forget the episode where he scaled Nelson's column to help with the cleaning.

@AtheistOrphan Год назад

One of my childhood heroes. Legend.

@matthewpayne42 Год назад

John was lucky has flairs didn't catch the wind and lift him up in the skies over London.

@Tacsmoker Год назад

sounds like a joke, but that a real danger lol

@AtheistOrphan Год назад

*Flares.

@mysticchords Год назад

The episode where he climbs Nelson's column in the same kit is even more impressive.

@phrtao Год назад

Those were great times. The incredible John Noakes.

@pootle5096 Год назад

BBC Boss: "Well done Noaksy. Fancy doing Nelson's column next?"

@wonderboy76 Год назад

he went up there with no safety line and just a duffle coat. Crazy stuff!

@martinkelly6709 Год назад

Snorkel Parka

@johnt7630 Год назад

Nice memories of the 1970s. The legend John Noakes and QPR (Stan Bowles, Gerry Francis era).

@michael7286 Год назад

Takes me right back. I used to watch Blue Peter as a young kid. John Noakes, Peter Purves, Valerie Singleton. ☺️

@DeathCultFan Год назад

'Blue and white stripes'??? HOOPS John, blue and whie hoops lol

@matthewprince9705 Год назад

Shep gave John courage, I think that was the only reason he done the show. Untouchable bond between one man and his dog!

@maverickthebastard 9 месяцев назад

He loved Shep that much that he gave him up because the BBC no longer gave Noakes any more money to care for him, not such a bond after all. Its all in Wiki if you care to read?

@marcdewolf7334 Год назад

John Noakes should have got a knighthood for his services to television. The risks this man took to show us how dangerous things were done was breathtaking at times. Great man and they seriously don't make guys like that anymore.

@WetLettuce-kc2qm Год назад

The only people who want knighthoods are nonces.

@pedrorenard8439 Год назад

If you want to see even more scary, check John out when he climbs Nelson’s Column….makes me feel uneasy even thinking about it.

@oz1902 Год назад

We miss you like crazy, John.

@jeniferallan6693 Год назад

The late great John Noakes and the Beautiful Shep. 😍

@kasimsultonfan Год назад

NEVER work at heights without wearing flares.

@29memyselfandi Год назад

Good point. At least if you fall the wind up your flares will ease you to a soft landing.

@CricketEngland Год назад

John got all the best gigs on Blue Peter

@sebastianapollodelavega1445 4 месяца назад

such a wonderful program well done you BBC xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

@simonlunt353 Год назад

This takes me back l always watched Blue Peter and mr noakes always the man to watch 😊

@grahammason8407 Год назад

John Noakes, along with the cameraman they must of been fearless with balls of steel....but this is tame when you see him climb Nelson's column ....no safety harness as he climbed up a ladder tied to it!..

@liverpoolscottish6430 2 месяца назад

John Noakes had tungsten balls- Nelson's column and this adventure here with zero safety kit on both occasions. Top bloke.

@apathyintheuk265 Год назад

Without doubt the best high lights ever shown from Loftus Road.

@BeasleyStreet 9 месяцев назад

I would say Loftus Road's finest hour was in the episode where they filmed the scene from "Porridge " digging up the pitch, which you were led to believe was Elland Road 😂😂

@pianoman1258 Год назад

Legend!

@davidevans3227 11 месяцев назад

the love for this man here rather gets to me thanks guys

@SimonJohn67 Год назад

Fuel crisis? Somethings never change!

@UncleBooBoo 10 месяцев назад

As brave as John Noakes is, his camera operators must equally have nerves of steel!

@lezbriddon Год назад

One of my favouorite presenters, the bobsleigh run waas my favourite episodes

@slobodanreka1088 5 месяцев назад

John: "I'm glad the bulb was tucked away in my pocket and I didn't have to carry it." Cameraman, who's just lugged a 3-ton camera up the ladder: "..."

@adelaideautowashes 3 месяца назад

It would've been a shoulder film camera they used up there for that shot.

@nickpilgrim1966 9 месяцев назад

Bloody hell BP was cool. John was the man. Balls of steel.

@davidevans3227 11 месяцев назад

thankyou bbc for sharing these wonderful bits of John noakes ..and the others.. love it 🙂 x

@ducati916SPS Год назад

All done in 70s flares flapping in the wind......🤣🤣🤣

@trevorastley1727 3 месяца назад

It blew my mind as a child the daring feats that John got up to, am still in awe of him watching him again today.

@dornierdo2172 Год назад

Get down Shep! RIP John.

@jonhay3141 Год назад

John Noakes, the most fearless TV presenter of them all, who can forget him climbing to the top of Nelson's Column up a large flimsy ladder, then finishing the summit with another smaller ladder at an angle of 45 degrees or so!

@ffibnogab7644 Год назад

Bloody hell - every time there was something you could fall off of, they got him in. What about Purves ?

@augustseptember3503 Год назад

It wasn't until a while after John retired that he discovered BBC producers had not insured him for injury or death for the stunts he did, some very dangerous, in the days H&S were non existent! John was understandably so angry when he found out! But back in those days, as is the case in many instances in the present day, the TV & film industries treated people like dirt! RIP John, up there in Heaven with his beloved Shep.

@maverickthebastard 9 месяцев назад

BS.... He gave Shep up over an argument over money....the only bond Noakes cared about was MONEY

@mytmt1613 26 дней назад

@@maverickthebastard I heard that it was about ownership of the dog, the beeb basically owned shep. John I think had offers of work, adverts or opening supermarkets etc, but the beeb would not let him use shep ? something like that, but yep it was money driven the fallout.

@simonround2439 3 месяца назад

The view of the main stand from South Africa Road hasn't changed in 50 years.

@paulplayspoorly Год назад

What a wonderful film.

@jasonwilliams7171 24 дня назад

If someone asked me who my heroes are there would be two that spring to mind one is John Noakes and his dog Shep, and Fred Dibnah, real men with hearts of lions.

@perfectpete1 Год назад

It's interesting that he doesn't hold on to the rungs on the ladder. If his feet slipped he'd be in trouble. No safety harness at that time. Plus, there is no mention of the probable camera men up there with him.

@richhughes7450 Год назад

Miss this dude and his dog. Get Down Shep!

@speedymg1962 Год назад

Fuel crisis in 1974, not progressed much have we 🤣🤣

@Eurobunneh 10 месяцев назад

Noakes had some balls, not even flinching at the height.

@43bikeguy Год назад

John Noakes was a legend

@simonbradshaw4767 Год назад

I enjoyed when John and Peter had a go at Speedway at Hackney too

@lonesomeStu Год назад

What a guy!

@TheYohtube 8 месяцев назад

That's a superb Glasgow Switch! If you know you know...

@jimwelch4628 Год назад

God i remember those concrete steps behind the goals

@vordman Год назад

That terrace got covered in the 1980s with a seated stand.

@fredo1070 11 месяцев назад

This was during the miners strike of 1974. Remember this, power cuts in the evening, sitting around a candle in the kitchen with my mum and brother.

@meropealcyone Месяц назад

It does seem like the BP producers were set on having John Noakes plunge to his untimely death from about 100 feet. They certainly had a few goes.

@lucaschapman2188 Год назад

QPR had a better looking stadium back then than they do now lol.

@danw1374 9 месяцев назад

Loftus Road had much bigger home attendances then too as it hadn't yet become all seated :)

@mci6830 Год назад

Legend

@guilhermecarvalhodarosa Месяц назад

Amazing

@williamsion3000 Месяц назад

good old John

@DemonetisedZone Год назад

aah....nostalgia!☺️

@captaincat1743 2 месяца назад

John's calculations are a bit off. He said each bulb was 1500 Watts, and he said the total output was the same as 11,000 bulbs at 100 Watts which is 1.1 million Watts, which would mean QPR floodlights contain 733.333 bulbs or 183.333 bulbs per unit (in itself rather odd to have a third of a lightbulb in each of the units). I counted the number of bulbs and there are 36 on each tower, so 144 in total which means a total power consumption of 216 kW or 216,000 W. This equates to 2,160 bulbs at 100 Watts. Those bulbs also should never be touched with bare hands as the oils in skin can cause damage to the bulb, meaning it will need to be replaced more regularly. Some of these types of bulbs can even emit dangerous radiation after being handled without gloves. But this was 1974. Safety was only for pansies back in those days.

@michael5089 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the recalculation! Do you know if the same lights are still utilised?

@stephensage1258 Год назад

Power shortages then, not much has changed then

@thebat7048 Год назад

More John Noakes and Shep,BBC Archive 👍

@Happyal-qt3xs 9 месяцев назад

This is basically like watching Alan Partridge

@smeatballs Год назад

I thought they were away to kiss when they shook hands there

@musicianbruce 5 дней назад

The camera man had to go up there as well !! No drones in that era.

@modmod392 Год назад

Don’t forget the camera and sound guy…..lol

@a34rwl 7 дней назад

Comb-over Era

@infrasleep 2 месяца назад

Actually, this looks like one of his more safe climbs. The producer must have been bitterly disappointed and wish they'd sent him to a dodgy set of floodlights on a pole at a fourth division club.

@PlanetImo Год назад

Cor blimey! No safety harness in those days! One year before I was born.

@MrGranfield Год назад

No safety harness in those days.

@dominewimbury2039 2 месяца назад

Rather them than me! Can't stand heights 😨🥶

@jimmywormholes2053 Год назад

QPR... The Old LofT And School End MaGicKal MemorieS MaGicKal TimeS

@garryleeks4848 Год назад

3: 24 thought he was putting a wine bottle in the thing, red or white

@09021983 Год назад

Amazing not one bit of safety equipment. I wonder how many it takes to change a light bulb these days

@SeanBZA Год назад

Hey, he had gloves on, and was in a caged ladder, what more do you want?

@jasonayres Год назад

@@SeanBZA And he did seem to have the giant light bulb tucked firmly into his jacket, as he was climbing up and down said ladder. "Safety first", you know!

@handsoffmycactus2958 Год назад

@@SeanBZA you know what they mean stfu

@brendanmallon1479 5 месяцев назад

Health and safety LoL 😂😂

@davidhurst100 3 месяца назад

How the World has changed!

@iangascoigne8231 Год назад

Get down Shep!

@danyoutube7491 Год назад

If there were fuel restrictions, did that not include diesel or whatever was powering the generator? I'm surprised he could tell which light was being pointed at by the electrician, surely it would have been easier to explain where it was while stood next to him at ground level. I'd have been opening every light box up, only for Charlie to be gesticulating with growing frustration everytime I got the wrong one.

@petergivenbless900 Год назад

Yeah; fuel restrictions? No problem; just use a fuel powered generator, it's even less efficient!

@RelativeRichPoorRichard Год назад

RED Diesel would have been in use, and taxed far less than regular diesel ,so if the cost of regular AC supply spiked to a certain extent, the alternative could have saved money, although the margin may have only been slight...

@danyoutube7491 Год назад

@@RelativeRichPoorRichard Ah I see, thanks. I had heard of red diesel in relation to agricultural theft, so had assumed it was only used in agriculture.

@vordman Год назад

@@petergivenbless900 But there were actually power cuts in the 70s.

@petergivenbless900 Год назад

@@vordman powercuts due to fuel restrictions?

@brentrevallion7895 Год назад

What's a risk assessment?

@robertoneill1979 Год назад

Petra❤️

@thedave7760 6 месяцев назад

"QPR won this match 2 nill" This must be a really old video.

@andrewmurray5542 9 дней назад

Ha ha! 2-1 actually. Yes, an unusual win for the Rs. It was against Burnley on 27 Feb 1974. I was 5 and hadn't yest started as a football supporter. In those days, the Rs were up there. As an Rs fan, it's just a life of frustration and shattered dreams. But they're my club and I will support them no matter what - a true fan.

@user-et6pj4db9s 6 месяцев назад

This guy sure loves heights, last video i watched was him ontop of nelsons column, now this. Did he have a death wish or something?

@andrewcalladine2507 Год назад

Completely mad

@charliebrown6850 Год назад

QPR wear hoops, not stripes.

@robleary3353 Год назад

Whem you look at some of the things he did, he really was a legend! (No OH&S Wombles back then!). 🤣

@scottyk200 Месяц назад

I think they use diesel generators nowadays.....to charge electric vehicles. 😜

@ewaf88 Год назад

Terrifying

@julianaylor4351 Год назад

No stunt double. 😁❤️

@Tonedefdom Год назад

I imagine the 1970s to be that grey all the time

@vordman Год назад

Yes, it's weird that. Watching old episodes of The Sweeney it always seemed to be grey and drab as if it was perpetually winter. I wonder if it was something to do with the cameras. I was around then and my memories certainly aren't grey.