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!

Cast

Wogan: Now You're Talking

(Self)

Radio Wonderful

Tales of Television Centre

Simon Simon

(Fireman)

Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night

(Self)

When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong

(Narrator)

The Motown Invasion

The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby

Blobbyvision

Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era

(Himself)

Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend

(Self)

Skinhead Farewell

(Narrator (voice))

The More You Ignore Me

(Top of the Pops Presenter (voice))

The Week Elvis Died

(Himself)

When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs

(Himself)

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

(Self)

Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

(Self)

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Shooting Stars

(Self)

Love on a Saturday Night

The One Show

(Self)

Top of the Pops

(Self)

The Bill

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

(Self)

The Goodies

Oxford Road Show

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

(Self)

Dead of Night

Seaside Special

(Self - Presenter)

Confessions

(Self)

Pebble Mill

(Self)

That's What I Call Television

Bargain Hunt Famous Finds

The Story of Light Entertainment

(Self)

Must See TV

Rewind The 60s

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

(Self)

Cilla

(Self)

Without Walls

(Himself)

An Audience with...

(Self)

Wogan

(Self)

Top of the Pops

(Self - Host)

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

(Self)

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

(Self - Participant)

Let's Dance for Sport Relief

(Himself - Contestant)

Bridge of Lies

(Self - Participant)

The Weakest Link

(Self - Participant)

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

(Self - Expert)

Top of the Pops

(Presenter)

Legends

(Self)

How the BBC Began

(Self)

Trigger Happy TV

Through the Keyhole

(Self - Panelist)