I am BBC London 94.9's food and drink correspondent. Hear my culinary adventures of the preceeding seven days every Wednesday night on Joanne Good's Late Show from 2200. If you know of a restaurant, deli, or artisan food or drink producer anywhere in Greater London who deserves a visit from me and the oxygen of radio publicity, drop me an email about it! Just hit the 'contact' button. Thank you!
After years of reluctance, I have finally become both a BLOGGER and a TWEETER! Read my musings on life, love, food, travel and more at FAB in London and my Tweets at BILL'S TWEETS
I'll be reviewing the national newspapers on BBC News Channel on Tuesday 9th and Friday 26th February at 2250 and 2320.
I'm also an experienced voice-over artist. Want to hear examples of my work or book me? Just go to BigFish Media
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Hi there, and thanks for visiting my website. I’m Bill Buckley, a radio and television presenter with more than a quarter of a century’s experience.
I’ve been a qualified newspaper journalist for even longer than that!
I love to act and sing, and in particular I enjoy writing about food: I am proud to be a member of the prestigious Guild of Food Writers.
I can often be seen doing a spot of TV punditry and once even wrote a number two hit record.
If you live in BBC1's West Midlands region, you may have seen my contribution to the regional current affairs show, Inside Out, on Wednesday, 25th February (2009). It was a report on the resurgence of traditional and cheap Black Country foods during the recession. If you missed it (or live elsewhere), there's a clip on my showreel page.
For the second year running, I guested as a food critic on ITV1's Britain's Best Dish, judging dishes during three programmes, before being invited back to the live final alongside such foodie luminaries as Blur's Alex James. I also judged the celebrity version of the show. Go to the showreel page to see a clip of either.
My culinary reputation continues to grow! I am proud to announce that for the first time this year (2009) I judged both the annual Academy of Chocolate Awards (2009) acadmeyofchocolate.org.uk and was a supreme judge for The Guild of Fine Foods' Great Taste Awards britishfinefoods.com And in October 2009, I judged the World Cheese Awards finefoodworld.co.uk in Gran Canaria. Read all about it on my blog!
My previous film for the West Midlands edition of the BBC1 regional programme, Inside Out (before the Black Country foods), was about problems in the buy-to-let property market in provincial city centres. If you live in the West Mids, perhaps you watched. The series producers then decided to do two network editions featuring the best half dozen films of the past series from around the regions. I am thrilled to say that my film was judged one of the top six and received a national airing on BBC1 at 7.30 on Wednesday 26th November 2008. If you missed it, go the my Showreel page where I've posted a clip.
Until recently, I presented on London talk radio station LBC 97.3, hosting four overnight topical phone-ins every week, plus a show about food and drink on Sunday afternoons.
I am really pleased with an article the Daily Mail printed recently about gynacomastia, the condition in which men develope female-type breasts, even if they are not overweight or out of condition. I suffered from this until I had my moobs removed at the age of 40 and am always looking for opportunities to 'bang the drum' about corrective surgery. Do read the article, and contact me via an email to the Contact page if you know of a media opportunity where I can spread the word further: I don't want one single man to continue suffering in silence through lack of information! dailymail.co.uk
Several times a month, I preview the following morning’s newspapers on BBC News Channel and BBC Radio 5 Live. You can see me talk through the front page headlines at 2250 then take a longer look at the inside pages at 2325 on BBC News Channel, and between 0000 and 0030 on 5 Live.
In 2005, I won the London week of C4’s culinary contest, Come Dine With Me.
I also judged the cooking of Antony Worral Thompson and Paul Rankin in a series on UKTV Food,
The People's Cookbook.
I write about restaurants for the website viewlondon.co.uk Here are links to just a couple of them, one place I loved viewlondon.co.uk and one place, I certainly didn't! viewlondon.co.uk
On Friday 14th September 2007, I was thrilled to appear as a celebrity contestant on Ken Bruce's Popmasters quiz on BBC Radio 2.