Richard Bacon

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.

Works

I Literally Just Told You

Jimmy Carr hosts the game show where paying attention pays off, as players answer questions that have just been written, about things that have just happened during the show, in a bid to win £25,000.

Release Date:2021-12-16

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:12

This Is My House

Fake yourself at home. Four people, three fibbers, one house. Stacey Dooley challenges celebrity sleuths to nose around and figure out the real owner.

Release Date:2021-03-24

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:1

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable

The comedy show in which the nation's favourite comics and celebrities compete to convince Mel Giedroyc that they are the most Unforgivable person in the room. To do this they will have to dredge up their most outrageous sins, lies, legal transgressions and morally bankrupt behaviour.

Release Date:2021-02-02

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:3

Hidden Talent

Hidden Talent is a British television series broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Richard Bacon and features members of the public demonstrating specific skills. Each week ordinary members of the public take tests in certain fields or skills to identify any previously unidentified talent, and those that test highest in each area are trained by experts to maximise their potential in that skill. 900 people applied and were tested for the show.

Release Date:2012-04-24

Episode Count:6

Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den

A look back over the highs and lows experienced by the hundreds of entrepreneurs who have entered the Den over the last nine series, examining the key ingredients required for a successful pitch.

Release Date:2011-09-21

Character:Himself - Narrator

Episode Count:4

You Have Been Watching

Notoriously foul-mouthed television critic Charlie Brooker invites three of his friends round to sit in oversized chairs, watch television, and they all take the mick out of it. Each discussion ends with one or more questions to the panel, for which points are awarded. In the final quick-fire round, there are buzzers and a suitable (ie disconcertingly jaunty) game show noise. At the end, a winner is determined, and we reckon that's enough to make it a game show.

Release Date:2009-07-07

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:6

Celebrity Juice

The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.

Release Date:2008-09-24

Character:Self

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:26

Would I Lie to You?

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

Release Date:2007-06-16

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:107

Castaway Exposed

Release Date:2007-03-09

Character:Self - Host

Episode Count:11

The Big Idea

The Big Idea is a gameshow that aired on Sky One in 2006. Hosted by Richard Bacon, the show aimed to find the country's best new business idea, with the public voting for the winner who would receive £100,000 to invest in their concept. Regional heats took place in Manchester and London, then in every episode three mentors introduced two of the products they backed from the regionals. Scrapheap Challenge's Dick Strawbridge would then apply some quirky product testing.

Release Date:2006-10-15

Episode Count:5

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

Comedy series in which Rob Brydon plays himself as the host of a low-rent panel show

Release Date:2006-07-11

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:7

School's Out

School's Out was a BBC television series hosted by Danny Wallace. Based on the premise of school subjects, celebrity contestants are asked questions they would have been asked at school.

Release Date:2006-04-19

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".

Release Date:2005-06-03

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:40

The Thick of It

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

Release Date:2005-05-19

Character:Richard Bacon

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:174

Back to Reality

Back to Reality was a reality television show featuring stars from previous reality television programmes. The show was broadcast on Channel 5 between 16 February 2004 to 1 March 2004 and was advertised by Channel 5 as being "The biggest reality show of all time" however in terms of ratings, it failed to deliver. The 12 contestants spent 3 weeks in a studio built mansion, with no natural sunlight. In the final two weeks, the public voted for their favourite housemate with the two people with the lowest votes every 3/4 nights being put to the housemate vote, where the other contestants has to vote for who they wanted to leave. The show was presented by Tess Daly and Richard Bacon, the first and only series of the show finished with James Hewitt winning the show ahead of Maureen Rees and Craig Phillips.

Release Date:2004-02-16

Character:Self - Host

Episode Count:20

Bo' Selecta!

Bo' Selecta! is a British sketch show written and performed by Leigh Francis, which lampoons popular culture and is known for its often surreal, abstract toilet humour.

Release Date:2002-09-06

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:15

Johnny Vaughan Tonight

Release Date:2002-01-07

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

To Me... To You...

To Me... To You... is a children's game show presented by Paul and Barry Elliott, better known as the Chuckle Brothers. It ran for 3 series including 2 Christmas specials, from 21 June 1996 to 25 December 1998, and was shown on BBC1. The show was set on a desert island. The contestants were children and were in teams of two. The contestants won prizes and coconuts and whoever had the most coconuts at the end of the show won the game. There were tasks such as the Chuckle Challenge and the Chuckle Chuck, where contestants would throw custard pies at Paul and Barry and if they failed to hit both of them three times in a minute, then the contestants would have custard pies put in their faces. Each episode would also have a celebrity guest, someone who was famous for being on TV at the time, such as Richard McCourt, Dave Benson-Phillips, Michaela Strachan and Mr. Blobby.

Release Date:1996-06-21

Character:Himself

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

The Big Breakfast

The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former Boomtown Rats singer and Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof. The programme was distinctive for broadcasting live from former lockkeepers' cottages commonly referred to as "The Big Breakfast House", or more simply, "The House", located on Fish Island, in Bow in east London. The show was a mix of news, weather, interviews, audience phone-ins and general features, with a light tone which was in competition with the more serious GMTV and even more serious BBC breakfast programmes.

Release Date:1992-09-28

Episode Count:60

Vote Count:5

Question Time

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.

Release Date:1979-09-25

Character:Himself - Panellist

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:12

Top of the Pops

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

Release Date:1964-01-01

Character:Self - Presenter

Episode Count:134

Vote Count:42

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.

Character:Self - Panellist

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:16

Blue Peter

A fun-packed and informative magazine show for younger viewers with information and reports from around the world.

Release Date:1958-10-16

Character:Self - Guest

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:5