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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: Acting

Born: Guildford, Surrey, England, UK, 1943-01-29

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1970	Simon Simon	Fireman	60
2	1973	Radio Wonderful		0
3	1994	Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era	Himself	70
4	1994	Blobbyvision		0
5	1995	In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett	Self	70
6	1996	The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby		0
7	1996	Skinhead Farewell	Narrator (voice)	0
8	1997	The Week Elvis Died	Himself	0
9	2009	The Motown Invasion		0
10	2010	When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs	Himself	0
11	2011	Kill Keith	Tony Burnblack	41
12	2012	Tales of Television Centre	Self	80
13	2012	Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10	Self	65
14	2012	Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul	Self	0
15	2014	Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend	Self	70
16	2018	The More You Ignore Me	Top of the Pops Presenter (voice)	64
17	2021	Wogan: Now You're Talking	Self	0
18	2022	Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night	Self	60
19	2024	When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong	Narrator	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Top of the Pops	Self	66
2	1964	Top of the Pops	Self - Host	66
3	1968	Cilla	Self	100
4	1970	The Goodies		75
5	1972	Dead of Night		76
6	1975	Seaside Special	Self - Presenter	20
7	1978	An Audience with...	Self	53
8	1981	Oxford Road Show		0
9	1982	Wogan	Self	45
10	1984	The Bill		67
11	1991	Pebble Mill	Self	31
12	1993	Shooting Stars	Self	76
13	1995	Confessions	Self	0
14	1995	Queen's Nose	Presenter	70
15	1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self	70
16	2000	Trigger Happy TV		73
17	2002	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Self	60
18	2002	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Self	60
19	2002	Harry Hill's TV Burp		64
20	2004	Love on a Saturday Night		0
21	2005	Must See TV		0
22	2006	The Story of Light Entertainment	Self	50
23	2006	The One Show	Self	45
24	2006	Legends	Self	50
25	2007	That's What I Call Television		0
26	2008	Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong	Self	40
27	2008	Bargain Hunt Famous Finds		0
28	2010	Let's Dance for Sport Relief	Himself - Contestant	0
29	2010	Rewind The 60s		0
30	2011	Celebrity Antiques Road Trip	Self - Participant	50
31	2013	Through the Keyhole	Self - Panelist	60
32	2020	Michael McIntyre's The Wheel	Self - Expert	58
33	2021	The Weakest Link	Self - Participant	60
34	2022	How the BBC Began	Self	0