Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/WSMAWDb4jfE.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 1985: The WEATHER Goes ELECTRIC | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive [Zdj6WHrXcDq] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT Farewell, magnetic tape and sticky symbols! The BBC weather report is riding the winds of technological change. Simon Groom gets a hands-on demonstration of the BBC's new computerised forecasting system, with a little help from Bill Giles, Michael Fish, Liz Jones... and something called a mouse. This clip is from Blue Peter, originally broadcast 18 February, 1985. Blue Peter is still going strong, with new editions of the show broadcast live on CBBC and BBC iPlayer every Friday at 5pm: For details about how your child (or grandchild!) can earn a Blue Peter badge, visit the CBBC website: You have now entered the BBC Archive, an audiovisual time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - ZpXsqfNq6Si A5V7Vv5Dho1 qcNZuNtqsRP 5vXBmBmTLpF cfnIPa9iNzk PowOZek3HZS gKAxgy7BInA yr99Kq8pX24
Farewell, magnetic tape and sticky symbols! The BBC weather report is riding the winds of technological change. Simon Groom gets a hands-on demonstration of the BBC's new computerised forecasting system, with a little help from Bill Giles, Michael Fish, Liz Jones... and something called a mouse. This clip is from Blue Peter, originally broadcast 18 February, 1985. Blue Peter is still going strong, with new editions of the show broadcast live on CBBC and BBC iPlayer every Friday at 5pm: For details about how your child (or grandchild!) can earn a Blue Peter badge, visit the CBBC website: You have now entered the BBC Archive, an audiovisual time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - ZpXsqfNq6Si A5V7Vv5Dho1 qcNZuNtqsRP 5vXBmBmTLpF cfnIPa9iNzk PowOZek3HZS gKAxgy7BInA yr99Kq8pX24