The Blue Peter ship is an icon of our age. Designed by Tony Hart, the galleon has sailed a steady course through the ever-changing waters of children's television for 40 years.

Now it has fallen to a North Yorkshire landlubber to relaunch the famous vessel. Harrogate artist Steve Blaylock has created a 4ft-tall sculpture of the Blue Peter which will take pride of place in the television show's garden.

Steve, creator of those marvellous Millennium Bugs, has chosen to build the ship from steel.

That decision provokes a small pang of disappointment.

We thought he would use empty washing up liquid bottles and sticky back plastic.

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