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Robert Alexander Amiel "Rob" Buckman (22 August 1948 – 9 October 2011) was a British doctor of medicine, comedian and author, and president of the Humanist Association of Canada. He first appeared in a Cambridge University Footlights Revue in 1968, and subsequently presented several television and radio programmes about medicine, as well as appearing on comedy programmes such as ''Just a Minute''. He was also the author of many popular books on medicine. ==Broadcasting and comedy== Comedy sketch show "What are you doing after the show" 1970–71. Buckman attended University College School and graduated in medicine from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1972. He continued his medical training at the Royal Marsden Hospital and University College Hospital, London, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Buckman was a familiar voice on BBC Radio 4 during the 1970s and 1980s, both on panel shows, and fronting one-off programmes on scientific topics. He contributed scripts to the sitcom ''Doctor on the Go'', based on the Richard Gordon books, and also acted in the ''Pink Medicine Show'' comedy show. He also was one of the performers and writers of the first ''Secret Policeman's Ball'' fundraiser in 1979, with Billy Connolly, John Cleese and Eleanor Bron. Rob Buckman was more distinguished as a popular science presenter and appeared on the programme ''Don't Ask Me'' in the 1970s, and then the medical programme ''Where There's Life'' with Miriam Stoppard for its first three series from 1981. He continued this career in Canada where he contributed to TV Ontario programmes such as ''Your Health'' and the CTV medical show ''Balance'' as well as frequent guest appearances on ''The Dini Petty Show''. His television series ''Magic or Medicine?'' investigated alternative medicine and won a Gemini award, while ''Human Wildlife'' covered microbes in the domestic environment. He was a member of the Atheists team on CBC ''Test the Nation: IQ'' broadcast live on 24 January 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rob Buckman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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