Sir Jonathan Ive receives 'incredible' gold badge on special Blue Peter show

 
15 February 2013

London-born technology guru Sir Jonathan Ive has appeared on Blue Peter to be presented with the show’s highest honour, a gold Blue Peter badge.

Sir Jonathan, who is Senior Vice President of Industrial Design for Apple and a lifelong Blue Peter fan, will appear on a gadget special screened on the CBBC channel at 10am tomorrow.

In the special episode, Sir Jonathan reviews several product designs sent in by Blue Peter viewers through a series of video messages from the children behind the designs. On receiving his gold badge, he called the honour "absolutely incredible".

Only around 1,000 gold badges have been presented in history and Sir Jonathan Ive joins an illustrious list including David Beckham, JK Rowling, Tom Daley, Damian Hirst and The Queen.

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