Tony Blackburn

[Aseros]

Quite simply one of the most irritating people on the radio....or in existence.

 

[wunt be druv]

Mmmm..maybe,but then you haven't met me yet!

 

[El Sid]

Quite simply the god of pop.

 

[little al]

Was brilliant on Radio London back in the day. Knows his soul music.

 

[Stat Brother]

Phew there's me thinking this thread was in relation to the 70 year old arrested in Cambridge in relation to Savile.

 

[Triggaaar]

Phew there's me thinking this thread was in relation to the 70 year old arrested in Cambridge in relation to Savile.

Sadly you have to wonder when seeing a thread about any BBC man.

 

[Stat Brother]

Sadly you have to wonder when seeing a thread about any BBC man.

T'is a shame, my instant reaction was 3 letters.

 

[BLOCK F]

Phew there's me thinking this thread was in relation to the 70 year old arrested in Cambridge in relation to Savile.

Think the man is in his 70's,rather than definitely 70.Anyway,Tone ain't 70 yet,I don't think.
Surely not the most irritating man on radio and at least had the honour of playing the first ever record on Radio 1 in September 1967,Flowers in the Rain.

 

[BensGrandad]

He is 70 on Jan 29th next year.

 

[The Modfather]

I have never forgiven him for having The Jam's, Down in the tube staton at midnight banned from radio 1

 

[Manx Shearwater]

Sen-sayyyy-tional.

 

[Twizzle]

If only Tessa could see her mistake, the sop would be happy.
Timmy Banockburn, Jon Peel's hero

 

[Garage_Doors]

I have never forgiven him for having The Jam's, Down in the tube staton at midnight banned from radio 1

Banned for what?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Surely not the most irritating man on radio and at least had the honour of playing the first ever record on Radio 1 in September 1967,Flowers in the Rain.

This, and one of the rebels in pirate radio on Caroline who brought pop music to our radio stations.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

I have never forgiven him for having The Jam's, Down in the tube staton at midnight banned from radio 1

I didn't know that, it still charted well though.

 

[Beach Hut]

Banned for what?

Exactly my thoughts, what is offensive about that track that would warrant a ban ?

 

[The Modfather]

Banned for what?

He took umbrage to the lyrics. He thought they were actually advocating violence.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Banning a record makes it an almost certain hit.

 

[The Modfather]

I didn't know that, it still charted well though.

It reached number 15 in the charts, and, bizzarely, it was only after a Top of the Pops appearance tha Blackburn took offensive to the lyrics about a bloke getting a kicking.

 

[El Presidente]

He took umbrage to the lyrics. He thought they were actually advocating violence.

Wow, never knew that. Out of interest, what is your favourite Jam song?

FWIW mine is Carnation.