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.
Gary Gillespie (presenter) and commentator on "RPM", UTV's motorsport magazine, and in 1999 he returned to the evening news programme as a sports reporter and presenter for "UTV Live" and "Sport on Sunday". Gary Gillespie (presenter) Gary Gillespie is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. Until recently he was a sports presenter and reporter for UTV Live. He is not related to the Liverpool soccer player of the same name. Gillespie began his journalism career at The News Letter. He joined Ulster Television in the 1970s, as a reporter and presenter on the evening news magazine at the time, "Reports". He continued