Tony Blackburn will return to BBC Radio 1 for a special show with breakfast host Nick Grimshaw as part of a three-day retrospective as the station turns 50. His passion for Soul music has been the main underlying factor in most of his shows. Tony Blackburn will return to BBC Radio 1 for a special show with breakfast host Nick Grimshaw as part of a three-day retrospective as the station turns 50. The show will also be simulcast on Radio 2 and DAB. Sat 21 Nov 2020 06:00 BBC Radio 2 21/11/2020 Tony Blackburn plays classic 60s hits.
Find out more, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. The pair, who were long seen as rivals, also worked together in 1967 at the pirate station Radio London. When BBC Radio 1 commenced broadcasting on 30th September 1967, Tony presented the daily Breakfast Show, and was the first disc jockey on the new network. Justin Dealey talks to Leee John backstage at the Soul Night Out for Children in Need. BBC © 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
The veteran radio DJ, celebrating 50 years in the game, has just taken on an additional slot at BBC Radio Berkshire and has announced a new weekly show for BBC 3CR.
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Justin Dealey finds out how instrumental George McCrae has been in his career. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Tony Blackburn and Ricky Wilson team up as pop detectives John Blundell Jan 22, 2020. The three-day event will include hour-long shows featuring the best of broadcasts by DJs such as John Peel, Noel Edmonds, Kenny Everett, Zoe Ball, Chris Moyles, Mike Read and Zane Lowe - with some of them sharing their own memories of their time on the air. In November 2010 he took over the reigns on Radio 2’s legendary programme 'Pick of the Pops' following its two previous long-serving hosts, Alan Freeman and Dale Winton. Already have an account with us? There will also be a special Live Lounge Month in September, when different artists including Foo Fighters, Rag 'n' Bone Man and Royal Blood will pay a visit to the famous studio every week day. Sunday 19:00 . Six thousand people were regularly turning up including Stevie Wonder on one occasion who wanted to thank Tony for introducing the UK to soul music. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. 08/11/2020.
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He added: "Having worked on the great pirate radio ships, Caroline and London, being the first DJ on Radio 1 I saw first-hand the impact that the stations had on the British public. He hosted the Breakfast Show until 1974 when he took over the morning show for several years, followed by Junior Choice. Justin Dealey finds out why The Real Thing will "always respect" Tony Blackburn. Series one winner Tony Blackburn had to endure a very different series of challenges when the show first aired in 2002, Paul Gambaccini replaces Tony Blackburn as new presenter of Radio 2's Pick of the Pops, Tony Blackburn: 'I should have been investigated in 1971 if the BBC thought I had done something wrong', BBC director general: Tony Blackburn was sacked because his evidence to Savile inquiry “fell short” of what was required. Join Tony Blackburn on BBC Radio London, Available now. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. He joined the Smooth weekend breakfast show in 2008 and added shows to his repertoire on KCFM in Hull and KMFM across Kent.
"It is hard to imagine that there was a time when the BBC would only play 45 minutes of popular music per day and we, as teenagers, had to wait until 7pm in the evening for Radio Luxembourg to come on, and play the music we wanted to hear. OnTheRadio.co.uk is a, Rupert Bear And Me - from 2011 Mark Radcliffe celebrates Rupert the Bear’s 100th birthday. It’s a 30-year celebration for Chris Moyles! Radio X’s Johnny Vaughn revisits Big Breakfast House 19 years on, Richie Brave joins BBC Radio 1Xtra as the new host of 1Xtra Talks. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. Can’t get to the shops? Blame Richard Dimbleby. Blackburn will join Grimshaw on Radio 1 on September 30 to play clips from his show and share memories before the pop-up, dubbed Radio 1 Vintage, continues on DAB radio and online. While it is customary for the musicians to play their current hit and a cover of another contemporary song, during the month-long celebration they will instead be invited to play a hit from any time in the past 50 years. He continues to make regular guest appearances on a wide range of television shows, and in 2002 he was crowned 'King of the Jungle' in the first series of ITV1's 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here'. Tony Blackburn speaks up for older radio listeners Steve Collins Jan 26, 2019. Born in Guildford, Surrey in 1943, Tony was educated at Millfield Public School in Somerset, and Bournemouth College. 12 jam packed hours for Radio 2’s New Year’s Eve party Steve Collins Dec 4, 2018. Tony is a legend of the airwaves and has become a household name through his DJ-ing, TV Shows, and he inspired the cult of the radio DJ. Tony Blackburn is a British radio broadcaster who was a colleague of John Peel at Radio One from 1967 to 1984. Thanks! Tony Blackburn returns to BBC Radio 1 for station's 50th anniversary Sounds of the 60s fans love Tony Blackburn but grumble over the new 6am start Tony then spent some time at BBC London where his soul programme and consequent weekly club nights called 'Soul Nights' became so popular it eventually took over Capital's 'Best Disco In Town Nights'. This page has been archived and is no longer updated.
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