Neil Buchanan

Television Presenter

Birthday October 11, 1961

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Aintree, Lancashire, England

Age 67 years old

Nationality United Kingdom

#28217 Most Popular

1956

Neil Buchanan (born 12 October 1956) is an English artist, photographer, and musician, best known for his work on British children's television.

Buchanan was born in 1956 in Aintree, which was then in the county of Lancashire.

He attended Barlows Lane primary school and Liverpool Institute High School, now the Paul McCartney-sponsored Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

1976

Buchanan was in a heavy metal band called Marseille which formed in 1976: they were part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene, releasing four albums and six singles, touring America and performing with Judas Priest, Nazareth and Whitesnake.

1983

He did not become a regular until the third series of No. 73 shown in 1983.

1988

After production ceased on 7T3 in 1988, he went on to present Motormouth, another Saturday morning children's program made by TVS alongside Gaby Roslin.

1990

During his tenure as a children's television presenter, he hosted the CITV programme Art Attack, a television program that he co-created, during its original run from 1990 to 2007, as well as Finders Keepers and It's a Mystery, while he also produced and starred in CITV's ZZZap!.

He was the creator and presenter of the CITV show Art Attack from its inception in 1990 until the show ended in 2007.

The show won two BAFTA awards.

1991

In 1991, he hosted the British version of Finders Keepers, a room-raiding game show for TVS, then Scottish Television when TVS lost their license to broadcast.

1992

Buchanan stayed with Motormouth until the show's cancellation in 1992.

1994

He also presented Animal Crazy with co-host Jenny Powell for two series between 1994 and 1995 which was produced by the Media Merchants for Granada Television, and It's a Mystery alongside Sophie Aldred, from 1996 to 1999.

1995

From 1995 to 1997, Buchanan presented the awards show The CITV Awards, which gave viewers a chance to vote on who they think should win a CITV award.

1996

He co-hosted the show with Diane Youdale, the former Gladiators star, in its final series in 1996.

2000

In March 2000, Britt Allcroft (subsequently Gullane Entertainment) purchased the rights to the series from Buchanan in a £14 million transaction.

2009

The band reformed in 2009 with a performance at The Cavern Club, Liverpool.

Buchanan made his television debut on a Saturday morning show called No. 73, later renamed 7T3.

He had attended the original audition, having met the No. 73 producers when his band Marseille appeared on Southern Television's Saturday Banana.

2012

Buchanan briefly appeared as a guest on Celebrity Juice on 8 November 2012 during series 8 episode 11, in which he discussed ending Art Attack and his current activities, playing with his band.

2017

In 2017, Nigel Roberts, vocalist for Marseille, announced that Buchanan had stepped away from the band owing to his consultancy work for children's television.

2020

In September 2020, due to rumours spreading online, Buchanan released a statement denying suggestions that he was the English-based street artist Banksy.