Buchanan was in the
heavy metal band "
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.
Television Buchanan made his television debut on a Saturday morning show called
No. 73, later renamed
7T3. The show won two
BAFTA awards. In March 2000,
Britt Allcroft (subsequently
Gullane Entertainment) purchased the rights to the series from Buchanan in a £14 million transaction. 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. He co-hosted the show with
Diane Youdale, the former
Gladiators star, in its final series in 1996. 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. 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. 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. 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. In September 2020, due to rumours spreading online, Buchanan released a statement denying suggestions that he was the English-based street artist
Banksy. ==References==