Tony Blackburn
Antony Kenneth Blackburn is an English disc jockey, singer and TV presenter. Blackburn first achieved fame broadcasting on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, before joining the BBC, on the BBC Light Programme. Blackburn was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch, on 30 September 1967, and has had several stints working for the corporation. He has also worked for Capital London and Classic Gold Digital, and currently BBC Radio 2, BBC Local Radio, and British Forces Broadcasting Service. He has also had a singing career. As a DJ, Blackburn is known for his championing of Motown and soul music as well as his legendary presenting style. In 2002, Blackburn was the first winner of the British reality TV series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ·When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrongas Narrator
- 2022 ·How the BBC Beganas Self
- 2022 ·Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Nightas Self
- 2022 ·Bridge of Liesas Self - Participant
- 2021 ·Wogan: Now You're Talkingas Self
- 2021 ·The Weakest Linkas Self - Participant
- 2020 ·Michael McIntyre's The Wheelas Self - Expert
- 2018 ·The More You Ignore Meas Top of the Pops Presenter (voice)
- 2014 ·Northern Soul: Living for the Weekendas Self
- 2013 ·Through the Keyholeas Self - Panelist
- 2012 ·Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soulas Self
- 2012 ·Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10as Self
- 2012 ·Tales of Television Centreas
- 2011 ·Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - Participant
- 2010 ·Rewind The 60sas
- 2010 ·When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJsas Himself
- 2010 ·Let's Dance for Sport Reliefas Himself - Contestant
- 2009 ·The Motown Invasionas
- 2008 ·Bargain Hunt Famous Findsas
- 2008 ·Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dongas Self
- 2007 ·That's What I Call Televisionas
- 2006 ·Legendsas Self
- 2006 ·The One Showas Self
- 2006 ·The Story of Light Entertainmentas Self
- 2005 ·Must See TVas
- 2004 ·Love on a Saturday Nightas
- 2002 ·Harry Hill's TV Burpas
- 2002 ·I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!as Self
- 2002 ·Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeawayas Self
- 2000 ·Trigger Happy TVas
- 1997 ·The Week Elvis Diedas Himself
- 1996 ·Never Mind the Buzzcocksas Self
- 1996 ·Skinhead Farewellas Narrator (voice)
- 1996 ·The All New Adventures of Mr Blobbyas
- 1995 ·Confessionsas Self
- 1994 ·Blobbyvisionas
- 1994 ·Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Eraas Himself
- 1993 ·Shooting Starsas Self
- 1991 ·Pebble Millas Self
- 1984 ·The Billas
- 1982 ·Woganas Self
- 1981 ·Oxford Road Showas
- 1978 ·An Audience with...as Self
- 1975 ·Seaside Specialas Self - Presenter
- 1973 ·Radio Wonderfulas
- 1972 ·Dead of Nightas
- 1970 ·The Goodiesas
- 1970 ·Simon Simonas Fireman
- 1968 ·Cillaas Self
- 1964 ·Top of the Popsas Self
- 1964 ·Top of the Popsas Self - Host
- 1964 ·Top of the Popsas Presenter
- Future ·Without Wallsas Himself