Watching Blue Peter after college has been a ceremony of passage for generations of youngsters who dream of being awarded one of many present's iconic badges.
Since its launch in 1958, 34 totally different presenters have captivated hundreds of thousands of kids with their arts and crafts and feats of derring-do.
This week Konnie Huq was topped the nation's favorite, beating out well-liked contenders together with John Noakes, Anthea Turner and Matt Baker.
However what turned of the presenters after they left the traditional youngsters's present?
From educating to Hollywood crimson carpets, FEMAIL reveals what life held for the celebs after the cameras stopped rolling...
CHRISTOPHER TRACE
Introduced Blue Peter from 16 October 1958 to 24 July 1967
Unique line-up: Christopher Hint and Leila Williams on the primary version of Blue Peter in 1958
Chemistry: Blue Peter presenters Christopher Hint and Valerie Singleton on the present in 1966
Christopher Hint was one of many two authentic presenters of Blue Peter when the present first aired on October 16 1958.
After leaving the present in 1967 he turned a author and Manufacturing Supervisor for a movie firm earlier than returning to tv and later radio.
He returned to presenting shortly earlier than his loss of life in 1992, showing as an everyday visitor on BBC Radio 2's Are You Sitting Comfortably.
LEILA WILLIAMS
Introduced Blue Peter from 16 October 1958 to eight January 1962
Glamorous: Leila Williams on Blue Peter in 1958, left, and holding a BAFTA in 1998, proper
The 12 months after successful Miss Nice Britain in 1957, 21-year-old Leila Williams joined Blue Peter because the present's first feminine presenter.
The glamorous presenter gave up TV to run pubs along with her husband Fred Mudd, the lead singer of pop group The Mudlarks, earlier than retiring to Spain.
Williams, who turns 80 this 12 months, nonetheless retains in contact with the present and sends Blue Peter a birthday card yearly, the BBC studies.
ANITA WEST
Introduced Blue Peter in 1962
Profession reduce quick: Anita West in 1965, left, three years after leaving Blue Peter. Proper, in 2008
When Anita West joined Blue Peter in 1962 her six-year marriage to the late jazz musician Ray Ellington was underneath monumental pressure.
Nervous about how her non-public life would have an effect on the present's squeaky-clean picture, Anita determined to resign after simply 16 episodes. She is Blue Peter's shortest serving presenter, aside from stand-ins Sandra Michaels, Ann Taylor and Tony Hart.
Anita later appeared within the TV collection The Saint and some motion pictures. Ellington died of most cancers in 1985, aged 68, and Anita is now a grandmother.
VALERIE SINGLETON
Introduced Blue Peter from three September 1962 to three July 1972
Well-liked: From left to proper, Blue Peter presenters Peter Purves, Lesley Judd, Valerie Singleton and John Noakes with Shep the canine in 1972. Singleton joined the programme in 1962
Distinguished: Purves, left, Singleton and Noakes on the 2008 Nationwide Tv Awards
West's departure opened the door to actress and voice-over artist Valerie Singleton, who joined Blue Peter in 1962.
After a decade presenting the present Valerie left and went on to current information and present affairs present Nationwide from 1972 to 1976. She continued as a roving reporter on Blue Peter till 1981.
Valerie later had stints on the Cash Programme on BBC2 and offered PM on Radio four for 10 years till 1993. In 1994 Singleton was awarded an OBE for providers to youngsters's tv.
JOHN NOAKES
Introduced Blue Peter from 30 December 1965 to 26 June 1978
TV legend: John Noakes, left, with co-hosts Valerie Singleton and John Purves on Blue Peter in 1971. Noakes, now 82, stays the kids's present's longest serving presenter
Quiet life: Noakes, pictured along with his spouse Vicky, now lives on the Spanish island of Majorca. In 2015 Vicky revealed her husband had lived with Alzheimer's for a 'variety of years'
John Noakes, now 82, stays Blue Peter's longest serving presenter, fronting the kids's present with quite a lot of co-hosts together with Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves from 1965 till 1978.
In 1982 he and his spouse set sail to journey the world, however had been shipwrecked in a hurricane. In 1984 they tried once more and received no additional than Majorca and ended up settling.
In 2015 he sparked an enormous search when he disappeared for 10 hours close to his dwelling in Andratx, on the Spanish island of Majorca. His spouse Vicky, whom he married in 1965, revealed he had lived with Alzheimer's for a 'variety of years'.
Fearless: Noakes carries out a free fall parachute drop from 25,000ft as he trains with the RAF's Flying Falcons in a 1978 episode of Blue Peter. On the time it was a record-breaking stunt
Royal fan: Noakes meets the Queen at a reception to have a good time 50 years of Blue Peter in 2008
PETER PURVES
Introduced Blue Peter from 16 November 1967 to 23 March 1978
Mainstay: Peter Purves with Blue Peter canine Petra in 1977, left, and at a 2008 awards ceremony
Peter Purves solely supposed for Blue Peter to be a six-month break from performing when he signed on to the present in 1967. However he stayed for greater than a decade, showing alongside Noakes, Singleton and Lesley Judd.
Purves continued to current segments for the present even after leaving as a full-time host. He went on to current Crufts, Stopwatch and We're Going Locations.
The ex-Blue Peter star can also be a famous pantomime director. He lives in Sibton, Suffolk.
LESLEY JUDD
Introduced Blue Peter from 15 Could 1972 to 12 April 1979
Gifted: Lesley Judd on Blue Peter in 1977, left, and at Buckingham Palace in 2008, proper
Dancer Lesley Judd joined the staff after educating Valerie, John and Peter a routine on one version of the present.
She left the present in 1979 to take care of her husband Terry Gabell, a editor on the present, who had a number of sclerosis.
Judd went on to entrance her personal youngsters's present, In The Limelight With Lesley, and was a presenter on BBC Radio four's Lady's Hour between 1982 and 1988.
Judd, 70, now lives close to Toulouse, France, and works as a convention organiser.
SIMON GROOM
Introduced Blue Peter from 5 Could 1978 to 23 June 1986
Nation life: Simon Groom on Blue Peter in 1979, left, and proper on Stars Reunited in 2003
Groom labored loved a brief stint as an English instructor earlier than becoming a member of Blue Peter in 1978. He offered alongside Lesley Judd, Christopher Wenner, Tina Heath, Peter Duncan, Sarah Greene, Janet Ellis and Michael Sundin.
After leaving Blue Peter in 1986 he continued to work for a time because the present's countryside correspondent. He went on to provide a string of TV documentaries. For a time he offered 'Groom's Gold' for BBC Radio Sheffield.
Groom, 66, is married to spouse Gilly. Collectively they run a sheep farm in Derbyshire.
CHRISTOPHER WENNER
Introduced Blue Peter from 1978 to 1980
Quick stint: Christopher Wenner, pictured in 1978, left Blue Peter in 1980 after two years
Again collectively: Again row (l-r) Peter Duncan, Christopher Wenner, Sarah Greene, John Leslie. Entrance row (l-r) Peter Purves, Leila Williams, Diane Louise Jordan, John Noakes in 1998
Christopher Wenner reportedly left Blue Peter after producers didn't renew his contract. He went on to pursue a profession in journalism.
In 1985 he went lacking whereas working as a warfare correspondent in Beirut however turned up secure and properly after 18 days. Two years later he was crushed by Serb civilians whereas overlaying a mass protest of greater than 150,000 Kosovo Albanians for ITN.
The daddy-of-four, 62, now runs his personal manufacturing firm alongside his work in journalism.
TINA HEATH
Introduced Blue Peter from 1979 to 1980
Left the limelight: Tina Heath in 1979, left, and with Simon Groom, left, and Mark Curry in 1998
Tina Heath had already appeared in a string of TV youngsters's collection earlier than becoming a member of Blue Peter in 1979.
Tina was the primary Blue Peter presenter to grow to be pregnant whereas on the present and filmed segments having a sonogram and studying bathe a child.
She left in June 1980 to have daughter Jemma and has led a fairly life away from the limelight. A dedicated Christian, she has voiced passages from the bible for audiobooks.
SARAH GREENE
Introduced Blue Peter from 19 Could 1980 to 27 June 1983
Actuality TV star: Sarah Greene in 1982, left, and forward of her activate Dancing On Ice in 2008
Twenty-two-year-old Sarah Greene was the youngest ever presenter when she joined Blue Peter in 1980. She offered the present for 3 years.
Greene went on to current Saturday Superstore with Mike Learn and Going Dwell! with Phillip Schofield. She additionally appeared in Casualty, Brookside and French & Saunders.
Greene, now 59, competed in Dancing on Ice in 2008 and recurrently appeared on ITV's This Morning.
PETER DUNCAN
Introduced Blue Peter from 1980 to 1984 and 1985 to 1986
Derring-do: Peter Duncan on Blue Peter throughout the 1980s, left, and in his backyard in 2004, proper. After leaving the present Duncan capitalised on the picture he constructed because the resident daredevil
Adventurer: Duncan with spouse Annie and kids Lucie, Katie, Georgia and Arthur in 1999 earlier than the household launched into a six-month tour world wide that was filmed for TV
Peter Duncan first appeared on Blue Peter in 1980 however his time of the present was hit with scandal 4 years later when clips of him in a so-called gentle porn movie surfaced.
He took half within the film 5 years earlier than becoming a member of the programme when he was simply 21 however has maintained it was not pornographic and was a 'psychological thriller.'
The identical 12 months, he left Blue Peter to movie TV collection Duncan Dares, which was based mostly on the derring-do picture he had constructed for himself. He returned for a second stint in 1986.
After leaving the present he returned to performing and in 1995 was nominated for an Olivier award for his position within the musical The Card.
He married spouse Annie in 1980 and collectively the couple have 4 youngsters. The household featured in TV collection about them backpacking world wide.
Between 2004 and 2009 he served as Chief Scout.
JANET ELLIS
Introduced Blue Peter from 1983 to 1987
Well-known household: Janet Ellis with Invoice and Ben the Flowerpot Males on Blue Peter in 1984, left. Proper, Janet Ellis after receiving her MBE at Buckingham Palace on 11 November 2016
Janet Ellis educated as an actress earlier than turning into a presenter. She was scouted for Blue Peter whereas internet hosting youngsters's puzzle programme Jigsaw.
The mother-of-three left Blue Peter in 1987 to have her second baby, Jackson Ellis-Leach. Her eldest daughter is popstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
She has since appeared in episodes of exhibits Waking The Lifeless and Lodge Babylon, and superstar specials of The Weakest Hyperlink, Come Dine With Me and Antiques Street Journey. Ellis printed her first novel in February final 12 months.
MICHAEL SUNDIN
Introduced Blue Peter from 1984 to 1985
Tragic: Presenter Michael Sundin, pictured in 1985, died from an AIDS-related sickness in 1988
Michael Sundin was a part of the British Males's Nationwide Trampoline squad earlier than he launched into a profession in performing. He joined Blue Peter in 1984.
He was solid within the 1985 movie Return to Ouncesand was invited to affix Blue Peter after he was interviewed by Janet Ellis throughout filming.
Sundin's contract was not renewed and in 1985 he left and returned to performing. He died in 1988 from an AIDS-related sickness. He was simply 28.
MARK CURRY
Introduced Blue Peter from 1986 to 1989
Funnyman: Mark Curry with fellow Blue Peter presenters Caron Keating, centre, and Yvette Fielding in 1988. Curry labored on various BBC youngsters's collection earlier than becoming a member of the staff
Non-public life: Mark, proper, married long-term companion Jeremy Sandle, left, in 2008
Mark Curry, 55, labored on various BBC youngsters's TV collection earlier than being noticed by a producer and requested to affix the Blue Peter staff.
After leaving Blue Peter, Mark has gone on to current various different collection together with Catchphrase and inside design present Change That for the BBC.
Mark, who married long-term companion Jeremy Sandle in 2008, splits his time between his houses in Eastbourne, East Sussex, and the Spanish village of Mijas.
CARON KEATING
Introduced Blue Peter from 13 November 1986 to 22 January 1990
Style ahead: Caron Keating, left, with Blue Peter co-stars Yvette Fielding and John Leslie in 1989. Proper, Keating in 2001, three years earlier than she misplaced her battle with most cancers
Style-forward Caron Keating loved a four-year stint on Blue Peter earlier than leaving in January 1990.
She took day out of presenting to lift her two sons earlier than returning to TV in 1996, standing in for Richard and Judy on This Morning.
Keating was recognized with breast most cancers in 1997 however went on to current Work It Out and appeared in tv commercials. Keating misplaced her battle to most cancers in April 2004, aged 41.
YVETTE FIELDING
Introduced Blue Peter from 1987 to 1992
Ghost hunter: Yvette Fielding aged 18 in 1987, left, and at an occasion in September 2015
Yvette Fielding, 48, was simply 17 when she joined Blue Peter in 1987.
After leaving the present Yvette and husband Karl Beattie arrange their very own manufacturing firm and produced Most Haunted for the Residing channel.
Fielding went on to current various paranormal-based exhibits, together with Ghosthunting With...
The mother-of-two additionally runs and co-owns a tea store in Manchester. She appeared on I am A Superstar... Get Me Out of Right here! in 2015.
JOHN LESLIE
Introduced Blue Peter from 20 April 1989 to 20 January 1994
Embattled: John Leslie with fellow TV character Emma Forbes in 1992, left. Proper, Leslie on Good Morning Britain in February 2016 when he spoke of the false allegations towards him
Blue Peter's first ever Scottish presenter, John Leslie loved a five-year stint on the present earlier than leaving to grow to be This Morning's leisure correspondent on ITV.
In 2001 Leslie and Fern Britton took over from Richard and Judy because the present's hosts however left the next 12 months after he was 'outed' because the alleged rapist of Ulrika Jonsson. He has all the time denied the accusation.
In June 2003 Leslie, now 51, was charged with assaulting a girl twice between 25 and 28 Could 1997. The costs had been later dropped. 5 years later he confronted recent rape accusations. The case didn't attain court docket.
Talking in 2013, Leslie mentioned the false allegations led him to ponder suicide.
DIANE-LOUISE JORDAN
Introduced Blue Peter from 25 January 1990 to 26 February 1996
Lasting influence: Diane-Louise Jordan, proper, with Blue Peter co-stars Tim Vincent, Katy Hill and Stuart Miles. Proper, the Songs of Reward host with designer Stephen Webster in November 2016
Diane-Louise Jordan turned down a Coronation Avenue contract to affix Blue Peter, turning into the present's first black presenter.
A faithful Christian Jordan left to current Songs of Reward and has hosted the present since. Her e book How To Succeed as a Single Mum or dad was printed in 2003.
The 56-year-old additionally dedicates a lot of her time to charity and is likely one of the trustees of the BBC's Kids In Want Attraction.
ANTHEA TURNER
Introduced Blue Peter from 1992 to 1994
Golden woman of TV: Anthea Turner on Blue Peter in 1993, left, and proper in August final 12 months
Anthea Turner was already a longtime TV presence when she joined Blue Peter in 1992. She later offered GMTV, the Nationwide Lottery and Want You Have been Right here.
Her squeaky-clean picture was shattered in 1998 after it was revealed she had been having an affair with a married household pal Grant Bovey, whom she later married.
Anthea divorced Mr Bovey in 2015 after she found he was dishonest on her with a girl 26 years his junior.
TIM VINCENT
Introduced Blue Peter from 16 December 1993 to 24 January 1997
Broke America: Tim Vincent, left throughout his Blue Peter days within the mid-90s, has gone on to current Miss World and Miss USA. Proper, with a former Miss USA queen on the 2007 contest
Hollywood life: Vincent has labored on a correspondent on NBC's Entry Hollywood, above
Tim Vincent stored up his performing profession throughout his four-year stint as a Blue Peter presenter, showing in two collection of BBC One drama Dangerfield.
After leaving he offered The Garments Present and Quick Change for the BBC. In 2000 he returned to performing and appeared in Emerdale and have movie Sorted.
The 44-year-old is now greatest often known as a correspondent for NBC's Entry Hollywood, a well-liked leisure present within the US. He has additionally offered various Miss World and Miss USA competitions.
STUART MILES
Introduced Blue Peter from 1994 to 1999
Strike a pose: Stuart Miles with Katy Hill within the 1990s and with Tim Vincent in December 2016
Stuart Miles got here to the eye of the Blue Peter staff whereas engaged on Saturday Disney. He has since visitor offered exhibits together with This Morning, Vacation and Cleaning soap Fever.
Miles additionally began recurrently performing his drag act as a personality referred to as Stella Ratner.
Miles, 47, now works in radio and presents a breakfast programme on Coronary heart 96.6 with former Blue Peter star Katy Hill.
KATY HILL
Introduced Blue Peter from 23 June 1995 to 19 June 2000
Childhood dream: Katy Hill on Blue Peter, left and proper. She now presents a radio present
Katy Hill realised her childhood dream of presenting Blue Peter in 1995.
Throughout her time on the present, the vicar's daughter married her childhood sweetheart Andrew Frampton and proudly boasted that she was a virgin on her wedding ceremony day.
She left after 5 years to affix the staff on Dwell and Kicking and went on to current Prime of the Pops, Soccer Fever and the Millennium Quiz Present.
However two years after marrying she divorced her then husband and shortly after started courting her Dwell and Kicking co-star Trey Farley.
The pair married in 2004 and have a daughter referred to as Kaya, aged 10 and a nine-year-old son Akira.
Hill, 45, now has her personal way of life and parenting weblog and co-presents Coronary heart Breakfast for Coronary heart Radio within the 4 Counties area with Stuart Miles.
ROMANA D'ANNUNZIO
Introduced Blue Peter from 1 March 1996 to 20 February 1998
Life after TV: Romana D'Annunzio, left in 1997, has since certified as a instructor. Proper, in 2009
Romana left Blue Peter after two years to give attention to her performing profession and went on to search out some stage work.
In 2004 Romana enrolled on the College of Edinburgh and graduated with an MA in English and Italian.
She went on to check for a post-graduate diploma in training on the College of Glasgow, graduating in 2009. Romana now works as a instructor.
RICHARD BACON
Introduced Blue Peter from 1996 to 1998
Scandal: From left to proper, Richard Bacon, Konnie Huq, Stuart Miles and Katy Hill in 1998
Subsequent step in his profession: Bacon, pictured in New York in November 2016, has moved to the US
Richard Bacon offered Blue Peter for simply 18 months when he was abruptly sacked after he admitted taking cocaine in a London nightclub.
He has beforehand claimed 'constructive issues got here out of' his being fired and he has since constructed a profitable presenting profession, visitor internet hosting on This Morning and The Wright Stuff. He additionally hosted an everyday present on Radio 5 Dwell.
Bacon, who has two youngsters with spouse Rebecca, has moved to the US the place he hopes to construct a tv profession.
KONNIE HUQ
Introduced Blue Peter from 1997 to 2008
Nation's favorite: Konnie Huq, pictured left in 2006 with fellow Blue Peter presenters Andy Akinwolere, Zoe Salmon and Gethin Jones, topped the checklist of the most well-liked host
Household: Konnie, pictured left in 2016, met husband Charlie Brooker, pictured collectively proper in 2012, when she appeared in an episode of his Screenwipe on BBC1 in 2008. The couple have two youngsters collectively
After a last-minute surge in votes, Konnie Huq, 41, was this week topped the nation's favorite Blue Peter presenter of all time.
Huq has loved a various profession since leaving the present in 2008, presenting The Xtra Issue, offered the One Present and wrote a brief movie, Ahmed & Mildred.
Konnie met husband Charlie Brooker, 45, ten years in the past when she appeared in an episode of his Screenwipe on BBC1 in 2008. The couple have two youngsters collectively.
SIMON THOMAS
Introduced Blue Peter from January 1999 to April 2005
Recent confronted: Konnie Huq, Matt Baker, Zoe Salmon and Simon Thomas on Blue Peter in 2004
Soccer fan: Simon Thomas, 43, now presents Sky Sports activities' Soccer League protection
Having beforehand labored as a runner on the BBC, Thomas stepped into exchange Richard Bacon after his sacking. Throughout his six-year stint on Blue Peter Thomas additionally offered CBBC Proms within the Park.
Thomas later joined Sky Sports activities Information and was one half of a presenting staff that fronted our every day exhibits from the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Thomas, 43, now presents Sky Sports activities' Soccer League protection.
MATT BAKER
Introduced Blue Peter from June 1999 to June 2006
BAFTA winner: Matt Baker in 1999, left, and proper on the One Present with co-host Alex Jones
Countryfile: From l-r, Matt Baker, Ellie Harrison, Adam Henson, Tom Heap, John Craven
Throughout his seven years on Blue Peter Matt Baker gained two BAFTAs for Finest Kids's Presenter two years in a row.
From 2009 Baker, 39, began co-presenting Countryfile on BBC1 on Sunday nights. After a stint as a visitor host, Baker turned a full time host in 2011. He seems alongside Alex Jones.
Baker, who has two youngsters with spouse Nicola, was runner-up within the 2010 collection of Strictly Come Dancing.
LIZ BARKER
Introduced Blue Peter from 2000 to 2006
Proud mum: Liz Barker, proper, with Matt Baker, Simon Thomas and Konnie Huq in 2000
Liz Barker had been on the present for 4 years when she introduced she was anticipating her baby with husband Michael Todd.
She introduced child Dexter Barker Todd on to the present when he was simply 13 days previous and later returned full time. Barker left in 2006 to spend extra time along with her household.
Barker went on to current Completely Physician Who with CBBC's Barney Harwood earlier than leaving the business. She spent a number of years adorning truffles at her household's bakery chain. Barker, now a mom of 4, is a presenter on a neighborhood radio station.
ZOE SALMON
Introduced Blue Peter from 2004 to 2008
Magnificence queen: Former Miss Northern Eire Zoe Salmon on Blue Peter in 2004, left, and exhibiting off her glamorous fashion and mermaid locks on the crimson carpet in October final 12 months
Zoe Salmon gained the title Miss Northern Eire whereas learning for her legislation diploma however deserted her authorized profession to co-present Blue Peter. A 12 months after leaving the present, Zoe appeared as a contestant on BBC's Dancing on Ice.
In 2011 she met husband William Corrie at a pal's wedding ceremony in Fortress Leslie, County Monaghan. The couple had been engaged in Barbados in November 2015 and returned to the island final 12 months to marry.
Salmon's presenting profession has cooled however she continues to look in various TV exhibits together with Superstar Masterchef and Pointless Celebrities.
GETHIN JONES
Introduced Blue Peter from April 2005 to June 2008
Athletic: Gethin Jones in 2008, left, and with Sarah-Jane Mee in London on Thursday evening
Previous to his tv profession, Gethin Jones labored as a financial institution clerk, a phone hotline officer and as a analysis assistant.
Since leaving Blue Peter in 2008 Jones has had various presenting roles on Sky and the BBC, and was a reporter on ITV's Dawn.
Jones, 38, was a reporter for the 2016 collection of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.
ANDY AKINWOLERE
Introduced Blue Peter from 2006 to 2011
32nd presenter: Andy Akinwolere, centre, with Konnie Huq, Gethin Jones, and Zoe Salmon
Born in Nigeria, Andy Akinwolere joined Blue Peter after working as a runner on the BBC. He was on the present for 5 years.
In 2013 Akinwolere, 34, appeared in a particular version of the Nice British Bake Off.
He began presenting Inside Out for the West Midlands in 2014.
HELEN SKELTON
Introduced Blue Peter from 2008 to 2013
Sports activities star: Helen Skelton, 33, pictured left on Blue Peter with Barney the canine, has loved a profitable profession since leaving the present. Proper, presenting the Olympics swimming final 12 months
Pink carpet: Helen Skelton with husband Richie Myler on the Delight of Britain Awards final 12 months
In August 2008 Helen Skelton changed Zoe Salmon on Blue Peter, turning into the present's 33rd presenter.
Since leaving the present she has offered episodes of Countryfile and two collection of two collection of Vacation Hit Squad on the BBC.
Skelton, 33, has additionally made a reputation in sports activities broadcasting. Final summer time Skelton obtained widespread approval for her protection of the swimming occasions on the Rio 2016 Olympic Video games.
Skelton married England rugby participant Richie Myler in 2013. Their first son Ernie was born in June 2015 and the couple predict their second baby this spring.
JOEL DEFRIES
Introduced Blue Peter from 2008 to 2010
Final to go away: Joel Defries, centre, with Helen Skelton and Andy Akinwolere. He left in 2010
Joel Defries began his broadcasting profession in New Zealand earlier than shifting again to the UK and becoming a member of Blue Peter.
Whereas on the present Defries, 31, additionally appeared on CBBC programme Hold Your Enemies Shut.
In keeping with his Twitter account, Defries now works as an ASOS mannequin.
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