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Actor
Richard Bacon
- Born November 30, 1975 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
The Thick of It2005
This England2022
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive2006
The Big Breakfast1992
Playhouse Presents2012
The Big Idea2006
Brit Cops2008
TFI Unplugged2026
Filmography
- TBAHave I Got a Bit More News for YouSeriesSelf - Panellist
- 2026TFI UnpluggedSeries
- 2025Silence is GoldenSeriesCreator
- 2022This EnglandSeriesGraham Medley
- 2021I Literally Just Told YouSeriesCreator
- 2021Mel Giedroyc: UnforgivableSeriesSelf
- 2021This Is My HouseSeriesCreator
- 2012Playhouse PresentsSeriesInterviewer
- 2012Hidden TalentSeries
- 2011Dragons' Den: How to Win in the DenSeriesHimself - Narrator
- 2009FMSeriesSelf
- 2009You Have Been WatchingSeriesSelf
- 2008Celebrity JuiceSeriesSelf
- 2008Brit CopsSeriesNarrator
- 2007Would I Lie to You?SeriesSelf
- 2007Castaway ExposedSeriesSelf - Host
- 2006Rob Brydon's Annually RetentiveSeries
- 2006School's OutSeriesSelf
- 2006The Big IdeaSeries
- 2005The Thick of ItSeriesRichard Bacon
- 20058 Out of 10 CatsSeriesSelf
- 2004Back to RealitySeriesSelf - Host
- 2004The Simpsons Quiz ShowSeriesSelf - Contestant
- 2002Johnny Vaughan TonightSeriesSelf
- 1992The Big BreakfastSeries
- 1990Have I Got News for YouSeriesSelf
- 1980NewsnightSeriesSelf
- 1979Question TimeSeriesHimself - Panellist, Self - Panellist
- 1964Top of the PopsSeriesSelf - Presenter, Self - Host
- 1958Blue PeterSeriesSelf - Guest