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.
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Review: Doctor Who – 120 – The Magic Mousetrap

1 July 2009 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

The Magic MousetrapApologies for the delay in reviewing this one: I simply couldn’t face listening to the first of two Sylvester McCoy stories after having to sit through the Key 2 Time season.

In fact, the thought of listening to the new Eighth Doctor and Lucie season was so horrific I’ve decided to give those a complete miss, so sorry if you’ve been hoping for reviews of those – I doubt you have.

But, just for yous guys, I forced myself to get back on track. I steeled myself last week, gave The Magic Mousetrap a whirl – as well as the first episode of The Three Companions – and now I’m ready to report.

It’s not that bad actually, although it would have been so much better with practically any other Doctor/companion combination.

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Wednesday’s Micro Live news

1 July 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Happy Canada Day everyone!

Film

  • Jason Lee and Michelle Trachtenberg join A Couple of Dicks
  • Trailer for Soderbergh’s The Informant, starring Matt Damon and Scott Bakula
  • Bill Nighy to appear in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  • Trailer for Inglourious Basterds

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Review: Hung 1×1

30 June 2009 Rob Buckley 9 Comments

In the US: Sundays, 10pm, HBO

Ah, men. It’s all falling apart, isn’t it? No longer king of the castle, the divorce rates through the roof, the wife always getting custody of the kids. Let’s face it, women are succeeding where none-too-bright, male former sports stars are failing – you know, by working harder and being smarter. Damn them.

Is there nowhere, no realm where men have a unique selling point, “a special tool” if you like: an area where they’re the best and no woman can succeed?

Well, there is one, I guess.

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Spot the obvious mistake in the press release (apart from the whole idea for the show)

30 June 2009 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

LITTLE CHEF BOSS TO DO SPIN-OFF PROGRAMME

Ian Pegler, CEO of Little Chef is working on a spin-off programme
from the Channel 4 hit documentary starring Heston Blumenthal Big
Chef, Little Chef. Working titles include ’Big Boss’, and ’Pegler’s
About’.

A spokesperson says:

“Ian Pegler doing his own thing is a bit like Kramer becoming a massive standalone
success after Cheers. It will be less emphasis on the food, and more
about how to make your business a success.“

Pegler spoke about ’Serving up a Better Deal’ recently at the
Institute for Turnaround Conference speaking with Channel 4 Chairman
Luke Johnson.