Show Notes
This week Richard Bacon joins Jamie for a brilliantly nostalgic trip through the celebrity trenches, reflecting on the highs, the lows and complete madness of British television.
Richard opens up about the infamous Blue Peter scandal that changed his life forever, why getting fired led to The Big Breakfast and how he accidentally found himself banned from Parliament for life after turning up with a six-foot rabbit.
There's also stories from the wild days of Live TV, getting banned from his local McDonald's, Glastonbury disasters, '90s nostalgia, and why television used to feel like the most magical place on Earth.
Along the way they discuss addiction, sobriety and the bizarre moments that only seem to happen in live broadcasting.
It's honest, nostalgic and packed with behind the scenes stories from one of British television's most fascinating careers.
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