Richard Bacon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1975 (age 50)
- Birthplace
- Mansfield, England
Biography
Richard Paul Bacon is an English television and radio presenter. He was a host of the children's show Blue Peter—his first high-profile media role—until he was fired in 1998 after 18 months for admitting to taking cocaine. He has since worked as a reporter or presenter on numerous television shows, including The Big Breakfast, and on radio stations including Capital FM, Xfm London and BBC Radio Five Live. In 2016 Bacon became the presenter of The National Geographic Channel's reboot of its documentary/panel discussion TV series, Explorer.
Known For
Filmography
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV · as Self - Panellist · 2 eps
TFI Unplugged
TV · 1 ep
This England
TV · as Graham Medley · 2 eps
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hidden Talent
TV · 6 eps
Playhouse Presents
TV · as Interviewer · 1 ep
Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den
TV · as Himself - Narrator · 4 eps
You Have Been Watching
TV · as Self · 1 ep
FM
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Celebrity Juice
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Brit Cops
TV · as Narrator · 32 eps
Castaway Exposed
TV · as Self - Host · 11 eps
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
TV · 1 ep
School's Out
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Big Idea
TV · 5 eps
The Thick of It
TV · as Richard Bacon · 1 ep
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Back to Reality
TV · as Self - Host · 20 eps
The Simpsons Quiz Show
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Big Breakfast
TV · 60 eps
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Newsnight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Question Time
TV · as Himself - Panellist, Self - Panellist · 1 ep
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Host · 135 eps
Blue Peter
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep