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Richard Bacon
🎭 Acting

Richard Bacon

November 30, 1975 (age 50)
Mansfield, England
Male
26

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…

TV Shows

26 credits
Top of the Pops TV
★ 6.7
Reality
1964 Reality
Top of the Pops TV
★ 6.7
Reality
1964 Reality
Newsnight TV
★ 6.0
News
1980 News
Blue Peter TV
+
Blue Peter
1958 as Self - Guest
Celebrity Juice TV
★ 6.6
Comedy, Talk
2008 Comedy, Talk
Question Time TV
★ 5.6
News, Talk
1979 News, Talk
Question Time TV
★ 5.6
News, Talk
1979 News, Talk
8 Out of 10 Cats TV
+
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 as Self
Have I Got News for You TV
★ 7.2
Comedy, News
1990 Comedy, News
Would I Lie to You? TV
+
Would I Lie to You?
2007 as Self
The Thick of It TV
+
The Thick of It
2005 as Richard Bacon
Have I Got a Bit More News for You TV
★ 7.1
Comedy, News
Playhouse Presents TV
+
Playhouse Presents
2012 as Interviewer
The Big Breakfast TV
+
The Big Breakfast
1992
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive TV
+
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable TV
+
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021 as Self
You Have Been Watching TV
+
You Have Been Watching
2009 as Self
FM TV
+
FM
2009 as Self
Johnny Vaughan Tonight TV
+
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002 as Self
School's Out TV
+
School's Out
2006 as Self
Back to Reality TV
+
Back to Reality
2004 as Self - Host
The Simpsons Quiz Show TV
+
The Simpsons Quiz Show
2004 as Self - Contestant
Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den TV
+
Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den
2011 as Himself - Narrator
Hidden Talent TV
+
Hidden Talent
2012
The Big Idea TV
+
The Big Idea
2006
Castaway Exposed TV
+
Castaway Exposed
2007 as Self - Host
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