Richard Bacon
Richard Bacon
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 Acting
Popularity 1.1
Birthday 1975-11-30
Place of Birth Mansfield, England
Also Known As
Top of the Pops
1964

Top of the Pops

The Big Breakfast
1992

The Big Breakfast

School's Out
2006

School's Out

Hidden Talent
2012

Hidden Talent

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

Back to Reality
2004

Back to Reality

Celebrity Juice
2008

Celebrity Juice

Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002

Johnny Vaughan Tonight

You Have Been Watching
2009

You Have Been Watching

The Big Idea
2006

The Big Idea

Castaway Exposed
2007

Castaway Exposed

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den
2011

Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den

To Me... To You...
1996

To Me... To You...

Question Time
1979

Question Time

8 Out of 10 Cats
2005

8 Out of 10 Cats

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable

Would I Lie to You?
2007

Would I Lie to You?

The Thick of It
2005

The Thick of It

Question Time
1979

Question Time

Blue Peter
1958

Blue Peter