Where to watch Richard Bacon in the UK
Find every Richard Bacon film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 May 2026.
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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- Top of the Pops (1964) as Self - Presenter
- Newsnight (1980) as Self
- 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005) as Self
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self
- Would I Lie to You? (2007) as Self
- Celebrity Juice (2008) as Self
- Question Time (1979) as Himself - Panellist
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
- The Thick of It (2005) as Richard Bacon
- Playhouse Presents (2012) as Interviewer
- Blue Peter (1958) as Self - Guest
- The Big Breakfast (1992) Cast
- FM (2009) as Self
- Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (2021) as Self
- Johnny Vaughan Tonight (2002) as Self
- You Have Been Watching (2009) as Self
- Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (2006) Cast
- School's Out (2006) as Self
- This Is My House (2021) Creator
- I Literally Just Told You (2021) Creator
- Silence is Golden (2025) Creator
- Back to Reality (2004) as Self - Host
- The Simpsons Quiz Show (2004) as Self - Contestant
- Castaway Exposed (2007) as Self - Host
- Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den (2011) as Himself - Narrator
- The Big Idea (2006) Cast
- Hidden Talent (2012) Cast
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Selected TV credits: Top of the Pops (1964), Newsnight (1980), 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005), Have I Got News for You (1990), Would I Lie to You? (2007).
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