Richard Bacon
November 30, 1975 (48 years old) in Mansfield, England
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
Credits
- 2021 · Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable as Self
- 2012 · Hidden Talent as
- 2011 · Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den as Himself - Narrator
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2008 · Celebrity Juice as Self
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · Castaway Exposed as Self - Host
- 2006 · The Big Idea as
- 2006 · Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive as
- 2006 · School's Out as Self
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · The Thick of It as Richard Bacon
- 2004 · Back to Reality as Self - Host
- 2002 · Bo' Selecta! as Self
- 2002 · Johnny Vaughan Tonight as Self
- 1996 · To Me... To You... as Himself
- 1992 · The Big Breakfast as
- 1979 · Question Time as Himself - Panellist
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self - Presenter
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self - Host
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
- 1958 · Blue Peter as Self - Guest