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Not dead yet: the unauthorised autobiography of Dr. Robert
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for its first three series from 1981. He continued this career in Canada where he contributed to
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Buckman was television presenter of science programmes such as
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How To Break Bad News: A Guide for
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The Buckman Treatment; or a doctor's tour in North America
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