Autographs of Biddy Baxter
Joan Maureen "Biddy" Baxter, MBE (born 25 May 1933) is a British television producer, best known for editing the long-running BBC TV children's magazine show Blue Peter from 1962 to 1988. As editor of the programme, Baxter devised much of the format that is still used today. More about Biddy Baxter
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Baxter was born on 25 May 1933 at Regent Hospital, Leicester, Leicestershire, to Bryan Reginald Baxter and Dorothy Vera, née Briers. Her father was a teacher, who later became the director of a sportswear company, and her mother was a pianist.: 21 She was educated at Wyggeston Girls' Grammar School, Leicester and St Mary's, a women's college at Durham University, where she studied between 1952 and 1955.
At a meeting with the careers officer at her university, Baxter noticed information about working for the BBC. "It wasn't that I was being snotty about secretarial work or teaching, I just didn't want to do either of them," she said in 2013 of the options offered to her on this occasion. "This particular teaching officer seemed to me – though maybe I was being unduly sensitive – to have this blind spot about women. All the men were going off to do these amazing things. I really should be grateful to him". Read even more about Biddy Baxter at Wikipedia
At a meeting with the careers officer at her university, Baxter noticed information about working for the BBC. "It wasn't that I was being snotty about secretarial work or teaching, I just didn't want to do either of them," she said in 2013 of the options offered to her on this occasion. "This particular teaching officer seemed to me – though maybe I was being unduly sensitive – to have this blind spot about women. All the men were going off to do these amazing things. I really should be grateful to him". Read even more about Biddy Baxter at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Biddy Baxter
The most expensive item with a signature of Biddy Baxter (BLUE PETER BIDDY BAXTER VINTAGE SIGNED DEDICATED LARGE CARDED PHOTO & STICKERS) was sold in May 2019 for £100.00 while the cheapest item (Blue Peter Annual Ninth Book 1971 Incl Signed BBC Biddy Baxter Letter +Comp Slip) found a new owner for £0.99 in January 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2020 with an average selling price of £8.50 for an autographed item of Biddy Baxter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2022 with £75.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was January 2013. In average, an autographed item from Biddy Baxter is worth £15.74.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Biddy Baxter were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1980 Blue Peter Letter Signed Biddy Baxter to Anna Pitt Actress in Survivors | £25.00 | |
| BIDDY BAXTER - BLUE PETER EDITOR - SIGNED PIECE FROM LETTER ON ALBUM PAGE | £1.00 | |
| Biddy Baxter signed album page | £9.90 | |
| Biddy Baxter signed album page Blue Peter AFTAL#145 | £32.04 | |
| Biddy Baxter signed album page Blue Peter AFTAL#145 | £11.16 | |
| Blue Peter 1978 Autographed Photo - John,Peter,Lesley And Biddy Baxter - Letter. | £43.50 | |
| Blue Peter BBC AUTOGRAPHED Biddy BAXTER LETTER 1981 Hand Signed blue pen | £20.00 | |
| BLUE PETER BBC TV Brochure Biddy Baxter signed letter 1986-1987 Leaflet Envelope | £14.99 | |
| BLUE PETER Biddy Baxter Original Signed 'Blue Peter Badge' Letter 1975 | £9.99 | |
| BLUE PETER Biddy Baxter Signed Autographed Original Letter 1968 Producer RARE | £40.00 | |
| Blue peter Biddy Baxter signed Letter 1966 .bbc watermarked paper. | £16.00 | |
| BLUE PETER, LETTER, ENVELOPE, SIGNED CARD VAL. SINGLETON. + LETTER, BIDDY BAXTER | £34.33 | |
| Blue peter. original Biddy Baxter Signed Typed Letter 1979 | £15.49 | |
| LESLEY JUDD BLUE PETER BBC TV AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH 1970s & BIDDY BAXTER LETTER | £70.00 | |
| PATCH BLUE PETER BBCTV UN-SIGNED VINTAGE CAST CARD & PRESIGNED BIDDY BAXTER LETA | £75.00 | |