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Richard Bacon

Acting
Known For

49 Years Old

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.

Born

Mansfield, England on 30th November 1975

All Credits

Top of the Pops Image
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
Top of the Pops Image
Top of the Pops
Self - Presenter
Would I Lie to You? Image
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Question Time Image
Question Time
Self - Panellist
Question Time Image
Question Time
Himself - Panellist
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Image
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Panellist
Celebrity Juice Image
Celebrity Juice
Self
8 Out of 10 Cats Image
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
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Johnny Vaughan Tonight
Self
The Thick of It Image
The Thick of It
Richard Bacon
The Big Breakfast Image
The Big Breakfast
Blue Peter Image
Blue Peter
Self - Guest
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Image
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Self
You Have Been Watching Image
You Have Been Watching
Self
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School's Out
Self
Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den Image
Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den
Himself - Narrator
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive Image
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
The Big Idea Image
The Big Idea
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Back to Reality
Self - Host
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Castaway Exposed
Self - Host
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Hidden Talent