Tony Blackburn
Acting • Born 1943-01-29
Biography
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!
Filmography
56 credits
Wogan: Now You're Talking
Movie • 2021
Self
Radio Wonderful
Movie • 1973
Tales of Television Centre
Movie • 2012
Self
Simon Simon
Movie • 1970
Fireman
Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
Movie • 2022
Self
When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong
Movie • 2024
Narrator
The Motown Invasion
Movie • 2009
Self
The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby
Movie • 1996
Blobbyvision
Movie • 1994
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Movie • 1994
Self
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
Movie • 2014
Self
Skinhead Farewell
Movie • 1996
Narrator (voice)
The More You Ignore Me
Movie • 2018
Top of the Pops Presenter (voice)
The Week Elvis Died
Movie • 1997
Himself
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
Movie • 2010
Himself
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Movie • 2012
Self
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
Movie • 2012
Self
Kill Keith
Movie • 2011
Tony Burnblack
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
Movie • 1995
Self
Harry Hill's TV Burp
TV • 2002
Shooting Stars
TV • 1993
Self
Love on a Saturday Night
TV • 2004
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Self
The Bill
TV • 1984
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV • 2002
Self
The Goodies
TV • 1970
Oxford Road Show
TV • 1981
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
TV • 2008
Self
Seaside Special
TV • 1975
Self - Presenter
Confessions
TV • 1995
Self
Pebble Mill
TV • 1991
Self
That's What I Call Television
TV • 2007
Self
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
TV • 2008
The Story of Light Entertainment
TV • 2006
Self
Must See TV
TV • 2005
Rewind The 60s
TV • 2010
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
TV • 2002
Self
Cilla
TV • 1968
Self
An Audience with...
TV • 1978
Self
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Self - Host
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV • 2011
Self - Participant
Let's Dance for Sport Relief
TV • 2010
Self - Contestant
The Weakest Link
TV • 2021
Self - Participant
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV • 2020
Self - Expert
Legends
TV • 2006
Self
How the BBC Began
TV • 2022
Self
Trigger Happy TV
TV • 2000
Through the Keyhole
TV • 2013
Self - Panelist
Queen's Nose
TV • 1995
Presenter
Celebrity Coach Trip
TV • 2010
Self
Riverside
TV • 1982
Self
The Weakest Link
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Radio Voice (voice)