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Blue Peter celebrate their 5000th episode

As Blue Peter celebrate their 5000th episode, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Berkshire's Sarah Walker hears from Janet Ellis as she remembers her time on the show.

Janet was a presenter on the programme in the mid 1980s.

Janet Ellis:

[On breaking her pelvis while filming]

"I was training for a display with the RAF Falcons, and it wasn't filmed. I fell out of a plane and I landed fine...but actually there was a stone on the ground and it was an impact fracture.

[On being a part of the programme]

"Anyone who knew me would know I wasn't sporty, I wasn't daredevil at all, but I think that's what the programme wanted. The spirit was, have a go.

"I was a 28 year old woman, I was married with a child, I didn't have to jump out of a plane, but they love to go against the norm. They gave me the chance to do it."

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