BBC presenter Fiona Bruce has seen it all during her 35 year career, including one 'devastating' moment on The Antiques Roadshow, that was deemed 'too cruel' to air
For 35 years, BBC legend Fiona Bruce has been at the helm of several of the broadcaster’s flagship shows, ranging from hard hitting news and politics in BBC News and Question Time, through to more light hearted offerings such as Fake or Fortune and the Antiques Roadshow . Yet while Fiona is often regarded as unflappable on set, there have been moments where situations have taken her by complete surprise.
Although the news would no doubt have sent viewers howling with laughter, it was decided that it would be “too cruel” to air by show bosses. Fiona said: “I suppose we could have broadcast it – but it was just too cruel. The guy was devastated. There’s a tiny bit of my brain that realises it would have made great television.”
During the documentary, Fiona followed Alan throughout his day-to-day life to give a fly on the wall insight into the life of a business tycoon, but things swiftly took a turn for the worse when Alan revealed he thought it was acceptable to ask any female employees about whether they had any plans to have children and what their arrangements for childcare would be.
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