Tony Blackburn
Acting
Born 1943-01-29
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
56 credits
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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!
Blackburn has been a vegetarian since he was four.
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Filmography
Acting
44 credits
Top of the Pops
The One Show
Wogan
Theatre 625
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Pebble Mill
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Shooting Stars
An Audience with...
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
The Weakest Link
Legends
Through the Keyhole
Cilla
Celebrity Coach Trip
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
The Queen's Nose
Riverside
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
Seaside Special
Let's Dance for Sport Relief
The Story of Light Entertainment
That's What I Call Television
Confessions
1976: Summer of... Heat
Skinhead Farewell
How the BBC Began
The More You Ignore Me
Tales of Television Centre
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Simon Simon
Kill Keith
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
Wogan: Now You're Talking
The Motown Invasion
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Northern Soul: Still Burning
When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong
The Week Elvis Died
Other credits
12 credits
The Bill
The Goodies
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Oxford Road Show
Trigger Happy TV
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
Love on a Saturday Night
Must See TV
Blobbyvision
Rewind The 60s
Radio Wonderful
The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby
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