Cast & creator
Tony Blackburn
Best known for Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops
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.
Also known as: Antony Kenneth Blackburn
22
film credits
39
television credits
60
1964–2026 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (61)
Showing 61 of 61 credits
Top of the Pops
Self
1964Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964Top of the Pops
Self - Presenter
1964Top of the Pops
Presenter
1964
The One Show
Self
2006
Wogan
Self
1982
The Bill
1984
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Theatre 625
Radio Voice (voice)
1964Pebble Mill
Self
1991
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert
2020
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
The Weakest Link
Self - Participant
2021The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
The Goodies
1970
Legends
Self
2006
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
2002
Through the Keyhole
Self - Panelist
2013
Cilla
Self
1968
Seaside Special
Self - Presenter
1975
The Queen's Nose
Presenter
1995
Celebrity Coach Trip
Self
2010
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
Self
2008Riverside
Self
1982Let's Dance for Sport Relief
Self - Contestant
2010
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self
2006Oxford Road Show
1981
Trigger Happy TV
2000Rewind The 60s
2010Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008That's What I Call Television
Self
2007Love on a Saturday Night
2004Must See TV
2005
How the BBC Began
Self
2022Confessions
Self
1995
1976: Summer of... Heat
Self
2006
Tales of Television Centre
Self
2012
The More You Ignore Me
Top of the Pops Presenter (voice)
2018
Radio Wonderful
1973
The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby
1996
Blobbyvision
1994
Skinhead Farewell
Narrator (voice)
1996
Wogan: Now You're Talking
Self
2021
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
Self
2014
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
Self
1995
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Self
2012
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Self
1994
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out
Self
2021
Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
Self
2022
Northern Soul: Still Burning
Self
2026
Simon Simon
Fireman
1970When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
Self
2010
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
Self
2012
Kill Keith
Tony Burnblack
2011
The Motown Invasion
Self
2009
The Week Elvis Died
Himself
1997When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong
Narrator
2024