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Tony Blackburn
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
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…
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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.
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2026
Northern Soul: Still Burning
Movie Self
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2024
When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong
Movie Narrator
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2022
How the BBC Began
TV show Self
- 2022
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2021
Wogan: Now You're Talking
Movie Self
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2021
The Weakest Link
TV show Self - Participant
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2021
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out
Movie Self
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2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
TV show Self - Expert
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2018
The More You Ignore Me
Movie Top of the Pops Presenter (voice)
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2014
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
Movie Self
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2013
Through the Keyhole
TV show Self - Panelist
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2012
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
Movie Self
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2012
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Movie Self
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2012
Tales of Television Centre
Movie Self
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2011
Kill Keith
Movie Tony Burnblack
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2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV show Self - Participant
More credits
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2010
Rewind The 60s
TV show
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2010
Celebrity Coach Trip
TV show Self
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2010
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
Movie Self
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2010
Let's Dance for Sport Relief
TV show Self - Contestant
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2009
The Motown Invasion
Movie Self
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2008
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
TV show
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2008
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
TV show Self
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2007
That's What I Call Television
TV show Self
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2006
Legends
TV show Self
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2006
The One Show
TV show Self
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2006
The Story of Light Entertainment
TV show Self
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2006
1976: Summer of... Heat
Movie Self
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2005
Must See TV
TV show
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2004
Love on a Saturday Night
TV show
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2002
Harry Hill's TV Burp
TV show
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2002
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
TV show Self
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2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV show Self
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2000
Trigger Happy TV
TV show
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1997
The Week Elvis Died
Movie Himself
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1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV show Self
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1996
Skinhead Farewell
Movie Narrator (voice)
- 1996
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1995
The Queen's Nose
TV show Presenter
- 1995
