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