Richard Bacon (born 30 November 1975) is an English television and radio presenter, currently hosting the drive-time show on Xfm London between 4-7pm Monday to Thursday and 3-6pm on Fridays. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Xfm is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom. ...

Biography

BAcon grew up in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and went to the independent school Worksop College. Contrary to popular belief, Bacon's first job in the media was in radio, as a reporter for BBC Radio Nottingham. In February 1996, Bacon joined L!VE TV as reporter, a risky job which saw him being banned from the State Opening of Parliament. Statistics Population: 69,987 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK537610 Administration District: Mansfield (district) Shire county: Nottinghamshire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Nottinghamshire Historic county: Nottinghamshire Services Police force: Nottinghamshire Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East Midlands Post office and telephone... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Worksop College is a co-educational day and boarding school for those aged 13 to 18 and is one of the select public schools in the country. ... BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Nottinghamshire. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... L!VE TV is a British television station that was operated by MGN on cable television from 1994-1999 and revived by BSKyB for Sky Digital in 2003. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ...

Blue Peter

Bacon's first major break was as a presenter on the children's show Blue Peter, which he joined on February 21, 1997. However, he is more famous for being the first ever presenter in that programme's history to have his contract terminated in mid-run, on October 19, 1998, after the tabloid journal News of the World published a report of him taking cocaine; by this time, his tenure had lasted just over 18 months. After his dismissal, the then Head of BBC children's programmes, Lorraine Heggessey, went on air to explain the situation to CBBC viewers. For the Canadian 1980s New Wave band of the same name, see Blue Peter (band). ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Lorraine Heggessey (born November 16, 1956) is the Controller of BBC One, the UKs oldest and frequently most-watched television channel. ... The CBBC Logo Childrens BBC and its contraction, CBBC, is the brand for the BBCs childrens television output aimed at children over six, across BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC Channel. ...

After Blue Peter

Amazingly, Bacon's career survived the scandal, and he has since presented such shows as The Big Breakfast (with Amanda Byram), Top of the Pops, and the reality TV show Back To Reality. He was previously a presenter on radio stations BBC Radio Five Live, BBC7, and Capital FM, in addition to presenting the previous shows he had held at Xfm London. The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 each weekday morning from September 28, 1992 until March 29, 2002. ... Amanda Byram, host of The Swan Amanda Byram (born 14 December 1973, in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish television personality. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week on alternating BBC channels from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Back to Reality was a reality television show featuring reality television stars from previous reality television programs. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... BBC 7 is a digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and childrens programming 24 hours a day. ... The Capital Radio building in Leicester Square, London. ... Xfm is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom. ...

Bacon also hosted ITV's This Morning during the summer of 2005, with Denise van Outen, while regular presenters Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton were on their holidays. The enormous irony of his career is that he remains much in demand as a radio and television presenter, across many stations and categories of programming, because of his scandal involving Blue Peter, rather than despite it. ITV (Independent Television) is the name popularly given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the network has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of... This Morning has been the name of several noted programs on television and radio: This Morning (television program), British breakfast television show, This Morning (radio program), Canadian radio show on CBC Radio One from 1997 to 2002. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denise performed a star turn at the Peter Pan Gala on 19 December at the Albery Theatre Denise van Outen (born Denise Outen May 27, 1974) is a British television host and stage actress. ... Phillip Schofield (born on April 1, 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a British TV presenter and occasional actor and singer. ... Fern presenting This Morning Fern Britton is a well-known English television presenter, born on July 17, 1957 in Ealing. ...

Bacon is also noted for an incident in August 2005, when the band The Magic Numbers walked out of the BBC show Top of the Pops after presenter Bacon made a joke which was perceived to be about the body shape of members of the band; during rehearsals, he referred to the band as a 'big, fat melting pot of talent'^[1]. The Magic Numbers are a four-piece band from England comprising two pairs of brother and sister. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week on alternating BBC channels from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

Bacon's most recent television appearances include guest appearances on BBC's Newsnight and Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. Newsnight is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22:30 and 23:20 on weekdays on BBC Two. ... Rob Brydons Annually Retentive is a BBC Three television show, which first aired in the UK in July 2006. ...

Richard Bacon started presenting BBC Radio Five Live's Fighting Talk - Any Other Business in December 2006, having presented a current affairs phone-in show for the station two years previously. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

Personal life

Bacon had a long term relationship with fellow Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq, which started just after he left the show. However, in August 2006, Bacon announced that his relationship with Huq had come to an end; it broke down after Bacon started to associate with Chris Evans and Danny Baker. Konnie Huq on Blue Peter. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is an English celebrity. ... Danny Baker (born June 22, 1957, Deptford, London, England) is a British comedy writer, radio presenter and former television presenter. ...

On 7 August 2006 Bacon was followed into a toilet at the Garrick Pub in Charing Cross Road, London, and attacked by two men, one of whom was Bravo TV sports presenter Andy Burton, the ex-boyfriend of Bacon's present love interest Rebecca Macfarlane. Bacon suffered a broken nose, black eye and split lip, as a result of the unprovoked attack, and will need surgery to rebuild his nose, once the swelling has gone down. Police were called to the pub, which led to the successful prosecution of Burton in December 2006^[2]. August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charing Cross Road, London, looking North from its junction with Long Acre. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... BRAVO TV is a German television program which aired from January 1985 till December 1986 on Sat. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4135380.stm
2. ^ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23363764-details/'Mum+thought+drugs+led+to+attack'/article.do

External links

• Richard Bacon at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard's XFM profile
• BBC Radio Five Live - Richard Bacon
• Richard Bacon's Fictional Scientology God - Kabooboo - MySpace Profile