This morning John and Peter. waved Lesley off at London Airport as she joined the VIPs on Concorde's first passenger flight to Washington.
At 4.50 (our time) LESLEY arrives at Dulles Airport and makes Blue Peter's first live report from the United States in this specially extended edition of the programme. Back in the Blue Peter studio JOHN and PETER meet Bluey and Jester, two of Britain's last remaining pit ponies, who are now film stars and Val visits the Music Room at Brighton Pavilion, devastated by fire six months ago, and talks to the craftsmen who will be working on the restoration.
Editor BIDDY BAXTER