Blue Peter Bacon Apology

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

“And then Richard had to be taken home, because was poorly on the carpet and some chairs.”

[@danielnuttman6511]

This is perfect😂😂😂

[@javaidi3325]

so patronising!

[@djalland1]

And then he accidentally bit a photographer on the nose. Quite hard. He now realises this was wrong.

[@davelordy]

He later made a serious of mistakes in his trousers, something both Richard and ourselves have agreed was wrong, and could have been avoided.

[@stevenmcnicoll5060]

😂

[@richardbrown1189]

This absolutely must be the inspiration for the Armstrong and Miller Blue Peter apology sketch.

[@DAVIDE-bk8by]

100%

[@ulture]

"One of the Sunday newspapers...."

[@martineyles]

Yes, hadn't quite realised that it was inspired by real events until now.

[@ZuluRomeo]

"... and then he accidentally bit her on the nose. Quite hard."

[@t-rex4211]

Haha just watched that clip then saw your comment here 😂👍

[@EGLEWRRR]

"...And he now realises... that this was wrong-uh"

[@Bille994]

I remember watching this announcement as a kid and thinking he was worse than Hitler without even really understanding what was going on. Looking back they're all on coke. It's TV...

[@getheroutofthetruck]

Meanwhile, Saville continued to be protected and enabled.

[@stephenhumphrey7935]

Imagine Jimmy Saville presenting Blue Peter. LOL. 😱😱

[@jwhargreaves]

One L is Savile. Easy to remember. He was saVILE.

[@rob16248]

A smart career move that turned out to be for Bacon.

[@mcveigh2k624]

its time for todays blue peter where Richard is in Colombia

[@peterobinson3678]

'...where stuart is hanging out with Idi Amin in Uganda. '

[@HHM706]

She’s not angry she’s disappointed Classic middle class Mum 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevegordon5689]

Sounds like my manager when nobody wants to stay after 5 and wait for the last driver!

[@stevemcilroy.62]

Ah, Armstrong and Miller, I see what you did there.

[@Colin_Yote]

She sounds like a disappointed headmaster

[@RomanBellic]

she looks like one as well

[@almansouri100]

The Demon Headmaster

[@stevegordon5689]

compared to what Saville did when he was at the BBC Richards a saint!

[@BANKO007]

The two things are not in the same category. Saville was so bad, he has his own category, as do the people who failed to stop him. We should think of them as a group rather than Saville as a mere individual.

[@TBOTSS]

"Richard Bacon you are a very naughty boy and mummy is very upset with you".

[@aarona6854]

I had a random memory of this video and literally cant believe it's actually on KZbin 😭

[@PaulabJohnson]

Now Stuart is in Dundee at a cake museum

[@trodd77]

Dundee cake specialist

[@cdwattie]

did they take his blue peter badge back

[@gregbarber7585]

Calum Wattie They did mate. He tells a good story about the whole thing, including BP presenter Katie asking for her wedding invitation back!

[@PhillipHilton]

Ahhhhh, this is the source of the Armstrong and Miller sketch series. I see.

[@saltech3444]

"...And Pippin."

[@snaggletooth555]

At least he didn't bite someone on the nose 😂

[@abbycollins]

Maybe I watched too much GI Joe PSAs, but I expected her to say "don't do drugs, kids" or something like that.

[@mairey19]

I remember watching this as kid thinking, “What is this?”.

[@thethirteenthdoctor1716]

I remember thinking wtf this isnt blue peter it's some random woman named lorraine

[@jackbluepirate87]

I only know him for "Oblivion". He ridden the ride when it first opened.

[@97channel]

Otis The Aardvark was told to do one, for the link into the show.

[@AM1465]

Stuart is in Uganda. And it'll be shit compared to Noaksie climbing Nelsons column in his flares and army greens.

[@baggypipestv]

He got caught. That was his real crime.

[@susieg3386]

At least he didn’t let the school down

[@Jo2878]

😂😂😂

[@a.tanner8524]

I remember watching this as a kid back in the day and thinking how much I’d like a line or spliff.

[@davidantony2734]

PMSL

[@lucrativeelfmongrel]

Bollocks to it they're all on drugs.

[@ja-qk4vd]

still waiying for doogle to resign from magic (mushroom) roundabout), and i used to love puff the magic dragon as a kid, he needs to appologise too!

[@adamwilkins4045]

A chest freezer pippin and some plastic bags

[@borgduck]

Anyway, thanks for bringing back Doctor Who.

[@stevegordon5689]

Ill take the thanks back after turning him into a woman!

[@edmund184]

they had to take it off to bring it back

[@TK-ux5du]

After losing his job, did Richard go to The Coach and Horses to drown his sorrows and enjoy some more of his special powder?

[@saltymemesmith]

Stuart in Uganda, what's he up to? Smuggling!

[@robsmithracing]

Ironically he now presents a Police program

[@lucrativeelfmongrel]

God I remember this.

[@Dongfloppy]

…… and then all my clothes fell off, it was at this time some white powdery stuff entered my nose and made me feel ill, so ill in fact I had to run around shouting and hitting people.

[@MediaCentUK]

Great find! Been looking for this for ages

[@johnafirth]

Just as well he didn't do any wrestling in an alley.

[@danwoodhouse9290]

why did I always think it was Biddy Baxter who made this announcement but then she'd gone about 10 years before

[@Stiffd1]

What did she take?

[@JewelKnightJess]

Kirsten was cute. This was my era of cbbc .

[@David-mw3sb]

I hope it was good shit for his troubles.

[@Shrooms-up6sv]

I'll never forget this. When she said he snorted an illegal drug i.e. cocaine my heart shattered and my innocence in this world was pulled away from me forever!

[@SonicVineyard]

surprised eastenders is still on...i suppose they can't sack a whole cast

[@rickhardman7376]

She has very mean eyes

[@a.tanner8524]

Haha yes i noticed that too.

[@johnwalker2826]

I could have been worse....he might have been given a hundred lines.....

[@caterham555]

Not to be sniffed at

[@dondesmond7969]

Or sent to bed without any supper.

[@richardlaversuch9460]

From that day forward Blue Peter should have renamed itself Egbert NoBacon!

[@Dongfloppy]

RIP Pippin

[@GeoffBeggs]

I only know of this from the Armstrong and Miller apologies.

[@shaunbarton6904]

And now we join richard bacon doing a drug deal with your License fee money in some dodgey toilet cubicle.

[@tagomago2178]

But surely this helped him cope with the show?

[@ZuluRomeo]

And then cut to Stuart Miles "discussing Uganda" LOL #PrivateEye

[@reddeviluk]

Scandal at the BBC.... Of only they'd stopped here.

[@rickhardman7376]

Very scary eyes what pierce into my soul

[@GrandSupremeDaddyo]

She looks like a headmaster.

[@FreddiePetrusewicz-ym9id]

The fact that this happened on a kids show - wow 😮

[@dariowestern]

It's called "cocaine", kiddies!

[@marineboy6033]

I almost to got to the end thinking this was a sketch - whatever it's actually a joke....

[@grahampearson5670]

Lorraine explains that Richard can no longer present Blue Peter as a result of his drug related stupidity.

[@jamesdelboy]

I watched Blue Peter but after reading what Richard had done I stopped

[@Andrew-is7rs]

But when did he bite him on the nose?

[@BANKO007]

Condemnation of the individual rather than act itself is very unhelpful and this attitude has contributed to the hate fest of antisocial media today. The act was wrong, he did the right thing by admitting it was wrong and he was fired. There should have been a clear statement, however, about all the good things he did, how they appreciated his work and friendship and that they wish him the best for the future.

[@R_Jackson]

Yes! I was just thinking a bit of warmth would be nice. If she'd only added, "we wish him well" it would have been less cold.

[@cleverhardy5230]

​@@R_Jackson "We are sorry and upset by any of this, but we wish Richard well, and rest assured, we will continue to make sure that Blue Peter continues to be one of your favourite programmes."

[@Dan-bc9nx]

Bruh... all over the good green stuff?...

[@ianbousfield1962]

Rylan got recorded asking for coke and he didn't lose his job

[@anthonyferris8912]

So in the meantime, Jimmy Savile will stand in for Richard…Now then now then..

[@christopherhulse8385]

What a load of old cobblers!

[@JohnSwindells-zm4sq]

It's a shame that the so called Team BBC kept the likes of Savlle on though isn't it.Oh well "its only Jimmy" as Thatcher would say.

[@MirlitronOne]

I thought from the title that Blue Peter had offended the Jewish Community.

[@finchman7654]

Drugs no!!!!, pedos?thats fine.......

[@morbidsearch]

Calling a drug addict an "idiot" is the true mark of a Tory

[@robertcook2572]

Your comment is the true mark of a bigot

[@chriswaring5565]

TODAY ON BLUE PETER IM GOING TO USE COKE SORRY MENT TO SAY MAKE A MODEL FROM AN EMPTY COCA_COLA BOTTLE

[@camijs5466]

So if Richard didn't take the drug, he might've been here today?!

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

What cocaine? Lol

[@frostycola42]

lmfao

[@TheStevenWhiting]

1:11 To scam people with the phone in competitions.

[@SonicVineyard]

suprised eastenders is still on tv then...

[@PaulabJohnson]

Perhaps she could have been a bit more patronising?

[@teacupalice]

And there still doing it today ruining people’s careers on tv for something so small and stupid

[@ysthafellgynghori8423]

It was right to sack Bacon. Nowadays he'd probably be promoted!

[@adroharv9213]

a great example of higher ups not having a clue. It would have just been better to have said sorry for the total fuck up of our presenter who just like most adults is prone to fucking up. We'd rather he hadn't done this but that's life. This however just came across like false cringe and is rightly mocked

[@glassowlie]

Very sombre

[@drsigh]

LOL, just LOL...

[@rkent06]

Get a bag of gear and chill out a bit love...

[@BossySwan]

I prefer his brother Chris P

[@barttheanorak]

Who’s the lady announcing “Today’s Blue Peter”?

[@AutisticRaider]

Kirsten O’Brien

[@barttheanorak]

@@AutisticRaider Thanks

[@evacameron6288]

What did he do?

[@rickhardman7376]

coke

[@evacameron6288]

@@rickhardman7376 what were they apologising for?

[@rickhardman7376]

@@evacameron6288 Because he did coke everyone knew .. he was supposed to setting a good example to kids

[@rw2266]

Fillum

[@captaincrash9286]

Random

[@Glenn1967ful]

He wasn't the first or the last. Michael Sundin was sacked for dancing with a male stripper in a gay bar and the show briefly employed John Leslie, whose scandals were far bigger.

[@paulshuttleworth6261]

Briefly…it was 5 years? He wasn’t sacked either, neither was Michael Sundin, he simply didn’t have his contract renewed at the end of a series. He was clearly quite effeminate and this was only the mid 80s. He died of AIDS only 3 years later.

[@Americanson24]

Gay

[@SonicVineyard]

surprised eastenders is still on...i suppose they can't sack a whole cast

[@SonicVineyard]

suprised eastenders is still on tv then...

[@SonicVineyard]

surprised eastenders is still on...i suppose they can't sack a whole cast

[@SonicVineyard]

surprised eastenders is still on...i suppose they can't sack a whole cast

[@SonicVineyard]

suprised eastenders is still on tv then...