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.
Neil Evans (presenter) has become a 'political analyst' in the eyes of the "Sydney Morning Herald". Neil Evans (presenter) Neil Evans is an Australian former football (soccer) commentator appearing on the Australian Fox Sports network. With Robbie Slater, he hosted the program "Total Football", which focuses on Australian soccer including the Socceroos and the A-League. Evans no longer presented for FOX Sports after Simon Hill was brought over from SBS Australia. Hill is now the regular "Total Football" presenter and has also taken over Evans's role as a match day commentator for the A-League. Evans was media chief for Centrebet, an Australian bookmaker,