Aerial Journeys | Looking at the British landscape from the air
Blue Peter Special | Freefall Record Breaker
Janet Ellis takes to the skies as she trains for a freefall parachute jump.
CHANNEL | BBC 1
FIRST BROADCAST | 06 July 1987
DURATION | 25 minutes 03 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1987
Synopsis
This special edition of 'Blue Peter' focuses on presenter Janet Ellis, whose assignment with the RAF Falcons led her to become a record breaker. Her training was hindered by a number of setbacks, including a broken pelvis, but Janet persevered to become the first British woman to achieve a 90-second freefall parachute jump.
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This programme was broadcast as a tribute to Janet Ellis, who had ended her four-year run as presenter on 'Blue Peter' the previous month.
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