After production ceased on 7T3 in 1988, he went on to present Motormouth, another Saturday morning children's program made by TVS alongside Gaby Roslin.
He also presented Animal Crazy with co-host Jenny Powell for two series between 1994 and 1995 which was produced by the Media Merchants for Granada Television, and It's a Mystery alongside Sophie Aldred, from 1996 to 1999.
Buchanan briefly appeared as a guest on Celebrity Juice on 8 November 2012 during series 8 episode 11,[11] in which he discussed ending Art Attack and his current activities, playing with his band.
In 2017, Nigel Roberts, vocalist for Marseille, announced that Buchanan had stepped away from the band owing to his consultancy work for children's television.
[12] In September 2020, due to rumours spreading online, Buchanan released a statement denying suggestions that he was the English-based street artist Banksy.