Tony Blackburn
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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.
Known for
Credits
Tales of Television Centre (2012)
as Self
The More You Ignore Me (2018)
as Top of the Pops Presenter (voice)
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett (1995)
as Self
1976: Summer of... Heat (2006)
as Self
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 (2012)
as Self
Radio Wonderful (1973)
Actor
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend (2014)
as Self
Skinhead Farewell (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Wogan: Now You're Talking (2021)
as Self
Blobbyvision (1994)
Actor
The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby (1996)
Actor
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era (1994)
as Self
Simon Simon (1970)
as Fireman
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out (2021)
as Self
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul (2012)
as Self
Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night (2022)
as Self
Northern Soul: Still Burning (2026)
as Self
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs (2010)
as Self
Kill Keith (2011)
as Tony Burnblack
The Motown Invasion (2009)
as Self
When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong (2024)
as Narrator
The Week Elvis Died (1997)
as Himself