Simon Thomas (presenter) 2:1 BA Hons degree in history. Having applied for the job three times, Thomas began presenting the children's programme "Blue Peter" on 8 January 1999 replacing the sacked presenter Richard Bacon. Previously he had worked as a runner at Children's BBC and the radio station LBC. During his tenure at "Blue Peter", he ran in the London Marathon twice and two Great North Runs, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and Mont Blanc, completed over 40 solo sky dives with the Royal Air Force, presented a medal at the Commonwealth Games, ran in the 60 metres sprint at the Norwich Union Indoor Athletics
Cocaine paste media appear to exaggerate the effects of "paco". These stereotypes create a sense that nothing can be done to help a "paco" addict and thus stands in the way of rehabilitation programs. Basuco ("bazooka") is the term used for cocaine paste in Colombia, the world's second biggest cocaine producer after Peru. Basuco is derived from the Spanish word for trash (basura), literally meaning "little dirty trash" (of cocaine), referring to the paste left at the bottom of a barrel after cocaine production. Basuco is mostly smoked, either rolled like a cigarette with tobacco or cannabis, or more commonly from selfmade