Blue Peter stretch of track which, on 3 July 1938, saw the world speed record for steam locomotives of set by LNER A4 Locomotive no. 4468 "Mallard". In October 1998, Richard Bacon was sacked, following reports in "News of the World" that he had taken cocaine. This incident followed shortly after the show's 40th anniversary, when previous presenters returned for a special programme. Those returning included Leila Williams, Valerie Singleton, John Noakes, Peter Purves, Diane Louise Jordan, Anthea Turner, John Leslie, Tim Vincent, Yvette Fielding, Caron Keating, Mark Curry, Janet Ellis, Peter Duncan, Sarah Greene, Tina Heath, Simon Groome and Christopher Wenner.
Angus Deayton Barclaycard and the films "Savage Hearts" and "Elizabeth". In an episode of "Coupling", he appears in a fantasy sequence with Mariella Frostrup. In addition, he hosted the late-1990s BBC show "Before They Were Famous", which showed early and frequently embarrassing clips of TV and film stars (including Deayton himself) when they were relatively unknown. In May 2002, the "News of the World" suggested he had taken cocaine and had sex with prostitutes. He was ridiculed by Paul Merton and Ian Hislop in the following episode of "Have I Got News For You" but continued as presenter. Deayton began the episode