Can you match these stars to the year they switched on the Blackpool Illuminations? Tim Burton flicks the switch for this years illuminations. 4th September 2015 Share this article Sign Up To Our Daily Newsletter Sign up 0 Have your say Showbiz royalty Dame Barbara Windsor has been announced as this year’s guest of honour at the Illuminations Switch-On ceremony. But can you remember who pulled the famous lever in years gone by? Test yourself here... Police called in to help bad parking at Blackpool school: "Just park your car and walk!"