Tony Blackburn
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Top of the Pops
Self
1964
Series
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
Series
Top of the Pops
Self - Presenter
1964
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
Theatre 625
Radio Voice (voice)
1964
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Series
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Series
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
Series
The Goodies
1970
Series
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
2002
Series
The Weakest Link
Self - Participant
2021
Series
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021
Series
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert
2020
Series
Legends
Self
2006
Series
Cilla
Self
1968
Series
Through the Keyhole
Self - Panelist
2013
Series
Celebrity Coach Trip
Self
2010
Riverside
Self
1982
Series
Seaside Special
Self - Presenter
1975
Series
The Queen's Nose
Presenter
1995
Let's Dance for Sport Relief
Self - Contestant
2010
Oxford Road Show
1981
Series
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
Self
2008
Series
Trigger Happy TV
2000
Confessions
Self
1995
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008
Must See TV
2005
Series
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self
2006
That's What I Call Television
Self
2007
Series
How the BBC Began
Self
2022
Love on a Saturday Night
2004
Film
Skinhead Farewell
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
Radio Wonderful
1973
Film
Blobbyvision
1994
Film
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
Self
1995
Film
Simon Simon
Fireman
1970
Film
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Self
1994
Film
Kill Keith
Tony Burnblack
2011
Rewind The 60s
2010
Film
1976: Summer of... Heat
Self
2006
Film
The More You Ignore Me
Top of the Pops Presenter (voice)
2018
Film
The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby
1996
Film
The Motown Invasion
Self
2009
Film
Tales of Television Centre
Self
2012
Film
Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
Self
2022
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
Self
2010
Film
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Self
2012
Film
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
Self
2014
Film
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
Self
2012
Film
Northern Soul: Still Burning
Self
2026
Film
Wogan: Now You're Talking
Self
2021
Film
The Week Elvis Died
Himself
1997
When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong
Narrator
2024