The Real Tony Blackburn was a Channel 4 documentary charting the career of radio DJ Tony Blackburn.
The programme was narrated by Jenny Eclair with contributions from David Hamilton, John Peel, Phil Swern, sister Jackie Blackburn (who died in March 2021), mother Pauline Blackburn, Derek Chinnery, Rob Wilkins, Lynn Partington and Zoot Money.
The documentary was directed by Sue Bourne and was first broadcast on Channel 4 in October 2002.
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Peel took part in the documentary where he talked about his working relationship with Tony Blackburn whilst working for Radio London and BBC Radio One. The programme also aired archive footage from the 1970 BBC documentary, Man Alive: The Disc Jockeys, where Peel also talked about his fellow DJ.