Richard Bacon

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1975-11-30 (48 years old)

Place of Birth Mansfield, England

Richard Bacon

Biography

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

Actor

2011
2008
2006
School's Out

as Self

2005
2005
The Thick of It

as Richard Bacon

1996
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

1958
Blue Peter

as Self - Guest

Creator

2021
This Is My House

as Creator