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Articles by Rob Buckley

About Rob Buckley

I’m Rob Buckley, a journalist who writes for UK media magazines that most people have never heard of although you might have heard me on the podcast Lockdown Land or Radio 5 Live’s Saturday Edition or Afternoon Edition. I’ve edited Dreamwatch, Sprocket and Cambridge Film Festival Daily; been technical editor for TV producers magazine Televisual; reviewed films for the short-lived newspaper Cambridge Insider; written features for the even shorter-lived newspaper Soho Independent; and was regularly sarcastic about television on the blink-and-you-missed-it “web site for urban hedonists” The Tribe. Since going freelance, I've contributed to the likes of Broadcast, Total Content + Media, Action TV, Off The Telly, Action Network, TV Scoop and The Custard TV.

Tuesday’s Dicky Doctor news

8 September 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

Richard Curtis to write an episode of Doctor Who

Film

Charlie Sheen to cameo in Wall Street 2
MMA star Gina Carano to star in Soderbergh’s Knockout

Comics

Alan Moore talks about the future of Marvelman

Theatre

Keith Allen, Kulvinder Ghir and Reece Shearsmith to join Matthew Kelly in Comedians
Enron to transfer to West End and Broadway?

British TV

Andy Duncan negotiating his Channel 4 exit package?
BBC Worldwide chief steps down

US TV

ABC to make comedy Family Business by Always Sunny… writers
New cast members for White Collar and Covert Affairs
More 24 casting [spoilers]
Richard Russo to write HBO show about the Catskills Gas Rush

Monday’s impressively empty news

7 September 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Not a lot interesting has happened since Thursday! Better luck tomorrow

British TV

ITV1 and BBC1 suffer worst ever month of ratings
Idris Elba to star in BBC1 detective drama

US TV

Woo hoo! Angel/Law and Order‘s Elisabeth Rohm to appear on Heroes

Friday’s Holiday Dick Head (from Carole): Spooks

4 September 2009 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Friday’s Sitting Tennant will be back next week. Until then, here’s Richard Armitage and someone else wearing a hat.

Suitably Russian haiku if you can.

Got a picture of Richard Armitage’s head, preferably wearing a hat? Then leave a link to it below and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Dick Heads” gallery.

What have you been watching this holiday week? (w/e September 4)

4 September 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Fingers crossed, I’ll have caught up on last week’s tele, including Dark Blue and 10 Things I Hate About You. I might even have caught The Fixer. But how about you? Anything good?

As always, no spoilers unless you’re going to use the <spoiler> </spoiler> tags, please

Random Holiday Acts of Ali Larter: Wearing the largest sunglasses in the world

3 September 2009 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Today, Ali Larter is wearing the largest sunglasses in the world. I’m sure she has her reasons.

Have you seen Ali Larter acting randomly? If so, let us know and we’ll tell everyone about it in “Random Acts of Ali Larter“

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Articles by Rob Buckley

Tuesday’s Dicky Doctor news

Monday’s impressively empty news

Friday’s Holiday Dick Head (from Carole): Spooks

What have you been watching this holiday week? (w/e September 4)

Random Holiday Acts of Ali Larter: Wearing the largest sunglasses in the world

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

Please watch I Walk Through Moscow – and I’m quoted!

Ms Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Old Man

Life and Beth and Night Sky

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Essex Serpent