Broadly similar to the reports he made for that programme, each episode had an adventure-based outdoor theme in keeping with Noakes's reputation on Blue Peter as a man of action.
In each series Noakes was featured travelling around Britain in a particular mode, e.g. sailing, narrow boat, walking, open top car, etc.
[1] Being made on film allowed great flexibility with the shooting and editing of each week's subject matter.
An example of the first series run was where Noakes met the RAF's Red Arrows aerial display team (first broadcast 11 April 1976).
This edition is available to view[2] on the BBC's Archive website and shows Noakes sitting in on the teams' debriefing, taking part in a simulated flying lesson as well as being a passenger in a practice display before helping the ground crew prepare the team for a big show.
In the programme, Noakes references his former occupation where he trained as an aircraft engine fitter for the RAF and BOAC before deciding to become an actor.
The end theme though was a different tune,[3] the middle section of a piece called 'The Rovers Return' by Edrich Siebert.
Producer: David Brown A six-part voyage of discovery around the coasts of Britain with John Noakes and Shep broadcast Sundays on BBC1.
Producer: David Brown Six programmes in which John Noakes and Shep take a Sunday afternoon drive down the by-ways of Britain broadcast on BBC1.