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Richard Bacon
Mansfield, England
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…
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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.
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2025
Silence is Golden
TV show Creator
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2022
This England
TV show Graham Medley
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2021
I Literally Just Told You
TV show Creator
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2021
This Is My House
TV show Creator
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2021
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
TV show Self
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2012
Hidden Talent
TV show
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2012
Playhouse Presents
TV show Interviewer
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2011
Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den
TV show Himself - Narrator
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2009
You Have Been Watching
TV show Self
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2009
FM
TV show Self
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2008
Celebrity Juice
TV show Self
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2007
Would I Lie to You?
TV show Self
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2007
Castaway Exposed
TV show Self - Host
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2006
The Big Idea
TV show
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2006
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
TV show
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2006
School's Out
TV show Self
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2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV show Self
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2005
The Thick of It
TV show Richard Bacon
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2004
The Simpsons Quiz Show
TV show Self - Contestant
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2004
Back to Reality
TV show Self - Host
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2002
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
TV show Self
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1992
The Big Breakfast
TV show
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1990
Have I Got News for You
TV show Self
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1980
Newsnight
TV show Self
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1979
Question Time
TV show Himself - Panellist
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1964
Top of the Pops
TV show Self - Presenter
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1958
Blue Peter
TV show Self - Guest
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Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV show Self - Panellist
