Tony Blackburn

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!

  • Title: Tony Blackburn
  • Popularity: 2.621
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1943-01-29
  • Place of Birth: Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Antony Kenneth Blackburn
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Tony Blackburn Movies

  • 2021
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    Wogan: Now You're Talking

    Wogan: Now You're Talking

    1 2021 HD

    A celebration of the life and work of much-missed broadcasting legend. With the help of old friends, colleagues and fellow broadcasters, cameras...

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  • 1973
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    Radio Wonderful

    Radio Wonderful

    1 1973 HD

    This documentary is about the first five years of BBC Radio 1 and contains interviews with the disc jockeys and other folk who were involved in the...

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  • 2012
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    Tales of Television Centre

    Tales of Television Centre

    8 2012 HD

    Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television Centre at Shepherd's Bush in London reminisce...

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  • 1970
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    Simon Simon

    Simon Simon

    6 1970 HD

    A comedy short with very little speaking. Graham Stark and John Junkin have a new elevated platform to work with but still manage to get into lots of...

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  • 2022
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    Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night

    Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night

    6 2022 HD

    In the 1990s, Noel Edmonds was the undisputed king of Saturday night television. A few years later, he was off the air, bankrupt and suicidal. Taking...

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  • 2024
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    When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong

    When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong

    1 2024 HD

    Famous faces from 60s relive moments they'd rather forget. Bloopers include Doris Day's wardrobe fail, Star Trek outtakes, and things getting out of...

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  • 2009
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    The Motown Invasion

    The Motown Invasion

    1 2009 HD

    Documentary about the 1965 Motown Revue UK tour and the Ready Steady Go! TV special.

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  • 1996
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    The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby

    The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby

    1 1996 HD

    He's back! Everyone's favourite big, bouncy, big blob (well how many do you know?) In his new guises, Mr Blobby is a complete hoot, hilariously...

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  • 1994
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    Blobbyvision

    Blobbyvision

    1 1994 HD

    Mr Blobby displays his skills as only he can in 'Blobbywatch', 'Blindblob', 'Masterblob' and 'Blobstand'.

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  • 1994
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    Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era

    Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era

    7 1994 HD

    A mockumentary, rockumentary featuring the spoof radio DJ's from Harry Enfield's sketch shows. Telling of their rise to fame, their influence on...

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  • 2014
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    Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend

    Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend

    7 2014 HD

    The northern soul phenomenon was the most exciting underground British club movement of the 1970s. At its highpoint, thousands of disenchanted white...

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  • 1996
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    Skinhead Farewell

    Skinhead Farewell

    1 1996 HD

    The bizarre truth behind the enigma of Jim Moffatt, alias Richard Allen, author of the cult classic Skinhead series of novels for the New English...

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  • 2018
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    The More You Ignore Me

    The More You Ignore Me

    6.4 2018 HD

    Based on Jo Brand's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, The More You Ignore Me is a warm, comedy drama focusing on the life of an...

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  • 1997
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    The Week Elvis Died

    The Week Elvis Died

    1 1997 HD

    Set in England in 1977, The Week Elvis Died is an evocative and bittersweet look at life from a child's point of view. Karen (Jennifer Williams) aged...

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  • 2010
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    When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs

    When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs

    1 2010 HD

    DJ Chris Moyles looks at how the Radio 1 Breakfast Show has reflected life in Britain over the past 40 years, as he meets his predecessors in the...

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  • 2012
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    Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

    Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

    6.5 2012 HD

    The story of the British pop charts from their beginnings on the 50s through the heyday of the 70s and 80s to their re-emergence in a digital world.

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  • 2012
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    Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

    Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

    1 2012 HD

    Keep on Burning tells the fascinating story of the world's most enduring underground music movement: Northern Soul. Featuring key DJ's, journalists...

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  • 1993
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    Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

    7.526 1993 HD

    Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on...

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  • 2002
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    Harry Hill's TV Burp

    Harry Hill's TV Burp

    6.318 2002 HD

    The big-collared comic gives his own spin on TV clips from recent programmes, plus contributions from a set of regular characters

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  • 2004
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    Love on a Saturday Night

    Love on a Saturday Night

    1 2004 HD

    Love on A Saturday Night was a London Weekend Television produced game show that aired on ITV between 7 February and 22 May 2004. It was a...

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  • 2006
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    The One Show

    The One Show

    4.6 2006 HD

    A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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  • 1964
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    Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

    6.5 1964 HD

    The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

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  • 1984
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    The Bill

    The Bill

    6.635 1984 HD

    The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and...

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  • 2002
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    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    5.9 2002 HD

    A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.

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  • 1970
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    The Goodies

    The Goodies

    7.5 1970 HD

    A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

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  • 1981
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    Oxford Road Show

    Oxford Road Show

    1 1981 HD

    Oxford Road Show was a pop music magazine show broadcast on BBC2 from the BBC's New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road, Manchester between 1981 and...

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  • 2008
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    Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

    Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

    4 2008 HD

    Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong was an entertainment show on Channel 4, presented by Alan Carr. During the first series, voice-over commentary in...

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  • 1975
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    Seaside Special

    Seaside Special

    2 1975 HD

    A BBC light entertainment show broadcast from 1975 to 1979, filmed in a big top at various British seaside resorts. Originally the big top belonged...

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  • 1972
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    Dead of Night

    Dead of Night

    7 1972 HD

    Dead of Night was a British television anthology series of supernatural fiction, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It ran for a...

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  • 1995
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    Confessions

    Confessions

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1991
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    Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

    3.1 1991 HD

    Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in...

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  • 2007
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    That's What I Call Television

    That's What I Call Television

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2008
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    Bargain Hunt Famous Finds

    Bargain Hunt Famous Finds

    1 2008 HD

    Two teams of celebrities search for antique bargains and put them up for auction, with the help of two antiques experts.

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  • 2006
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    The Story of Light Entertainment

    The Story of Light Entertainment

    5 2006 HD

    The Story of Light Entertainment is a British documentary series shown on the BBC in 2006. The series comprises eight episodes and is narrated by...

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  • 2005
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    Must See TV

    Must See TV

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2010
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    Rewind The 60s

    Rewind The 60s

    1 2010 HD

    It is now fifty years since the start of the 1960s – ten years of change, innovation, excitement and creativity that revolutionised our lives....

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  • 2002
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    I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

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

    5.9 2002 HD

    Twelve celebrities are abandoned in the Australian jungle. In order to earn food, they must perform Bushtucker Trials which challenge them physically...

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  • 1968
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    Cilla

    Cilla

    10 1968 HD

    A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.

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  • 1970
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    Without Walls

    Without Walls

    8 1970 HD

    A weekly arts-based documentary series covering a diverse variety of subjects, everything from Roman orgies and the Elgin Marbles through The...

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  • 1978
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    An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

    5.3 1978 HD

    An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian,...

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  • 1982
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    4.5 1982 HD

    Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

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  • 1964
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    Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

    6.5 1964 HD

    The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

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  • 1996
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    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    6.961 1996 HD

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and...

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  • 2011
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    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    5 2011 HD

    Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

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  • 2010
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    Let's Dance for Sport Relief

    Let's Dance for Sport Relief

    1 2010 HD

    Celebrities perform famous dance routines in front of a panel of judges to raise money for the Sport Relief appeal, with viewers voting for their...

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  • 2022
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    Bridge of Lies

    Bridge of Lies

    5 2022 HD

    Ross Kemp hosts a nail-biting quiz. Using knowledge, strategy and a little luck, contestants must cross the bridge, spotting the lies. One wrong step...

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  • 2021
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    The Weakest Link

    The Weakest Link

    7 2021 HD

    Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

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  • 2020
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    Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

    Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

    5.8 2020 HD

    Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts,...

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  • 1964
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    Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

    6.5 1964 HD

    The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

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  • 2006
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    Legends

    Legends

    5 2006 HD

    The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

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  • 2022
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    How the BBC Began

    How the BBC Began

    1 2022 HD

    The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its evolution – which was often by accident rather...

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  • 2000
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    Trigger Happy TV

    Trigger Happy TV

    7.271 2000 HD

    Trigger Happy TV is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series. The original British edition of the show, produced by Absolutely...

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  • 2013
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    Through the Keyhole

    Through the Keyhole

    6 2013 HD

    What would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns, with everyone's...

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