Neil Buchanan
| Neil Buchanan | |
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| Born |
11 October 1961 Aintree, Liverpool |
| Occupation | Television presenter, television producer, musician, guitarist |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Notable work |
Art Attack (1990-2007) Finders Keepers (1991-1996) |
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Co-founder of The Media Merchants
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Neil Buchanan (born 11 September 1961) is an English television presenter and musician best known for his work on the CITV programme Art Attack, a television programme that he co-created and presented during its original run from 1990 to 2007. He also presented Finders Keepers (1991–1996) and It's a Mystery (1996–2000), and produced and appeared in ZZZap! as Smart Arty (1993–1998).
Neil Buchanan was born in Aintree, Liverpool. He attended Barlows Lane primary school, before moving on to Liverpool Institute High School, now the Paul McCartney-sponsored Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. He then enrolled at Liverpool Art College but was turned down.
Buchanan is in a heavy metal band called Marseille which formed in 1976: they were part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene, and have released four albums and six singles.
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. He did not become a regular until the third series of No. 73 shown in 1983. After production ceased on 7T3 in 1988, he went on to present Motormouth, another Saturday morning children's programme made by TVS alongside Gaby Roslin. Buchanan stayed with Motormouth until the show's cancellation in 1992.
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