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Tommy Vance

Known ForActing
Birthday1940-07-11
Age64 years old at death
Date of Death† 2005-03-06
Place of BirthNot Available
Also Known AsRick West

Biography

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.

Filmography

poster
1985
7.9
Music
Documentary

Live Aid

poster
1975
7.1
Drama
Music

Flame

poster
1988
9.8
Comedy
Music

More Bad News

poster
1976
6.2
Drama

Pressure

poster
2007
Documentary
Music

Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon

poster
1985
Documentary
Music

The Story of the Kinks

poster
1964
6.6
Reality

Top of the Pops

poster
1996
7.0
Comedy

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

poster
1982
7.4
Comedy

The Comic Strip Presents...

poster
1997
7.7
Documentary

Classic Albums

poster
1997
7.6
Comedy

Brass Eye