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Tommy Vance

Actor, Director
Born July 11, 1940Died March 6, 2005 (64 years)
Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (11 July 1940 – 6 March 2005), known professionally as Tommy Vance, was an English radio broadcaster. He was an important factor in the rise of the new wave of British heavy metal, along with London-based disc jockey Neal Kay, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was one of the first radio hosts in the United Kingdom to broadcast hard rock and heavy metal in the early 1980s, providing the only national radio forum for both bands and fans.

The Friday Rock Show that he hosted gave new bands airtime for their music and fans an opportunity to hear it. He used a personal tag-line of "TV on the radio". His voice was heard by millions around the world announcing the Wembley Stadium acts at Live Aid in 1985.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Story of the Kinks
  • Pink Floyd: Reflections and Echoes

Known For

  • The Story of the Kinks

Filmography

2013
2008
Led Zeppelin: In the Light (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter
2006
2004
Hell's Kitchen (UK) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant
2002
Timeshift (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator
2001
I Love the '80s (UK) (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter
1998
The 11 O'Clock Show (TV Series) · as Self
1997
Classic Albums (TV Series) · as Self
1997
Brass Eye (TV Series) · as Self
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self
1988
This Morning (TV Series) · as Self
1985
Live Aid · as Self
1964
Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter

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