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I think that was downstream to deal with the fact the real toy was expensive and hard to get due to demand. IIRC it was Blue Peter's most requested instruction

I think that was downstream to deal with the fact the real toy was expensive and hard to get due to demand. IIRC it was Blue Peter's most requested instructions ever. Quite a signficant public service by whoever designed that when you think about it.

Symbiote 2y ago
The original instructions are online! https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/makes/tracyisland.pdf https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/makes/tracyisla... Via https://www.bbc.com/videos/c511wey54g4o https://www.bbc.com/videos/c511wey54g4o ("1993: Tracy Island - Blue Peter") The next video in the archive is about "this new thing called the Internet", from 1994 https://www.bbc.com/videos/czv20818q2no https://www.bbc.com/videos/czv20818q2no