News about Fiona Bruce

Fiona Bruce seemed not particularly bothered about her 60th birthday as she dismissed well wishes during her Question Time show on Thursday evening.  The journalist, who marked her big day by working on the call-and-response political BBC show, seemed to brush off her milestone birthday. After one member wished her 'happy birthday' before his question, Fiona quickly shut down the audience from repeatedly bring up her big day.

Policing minister Chris Philp shocked the audience - who gasped and laughed as he repeatedly blundered in front of the camera. And in a stark moment of disbelief the camera panned to fellow panellist and Shadow Secretary for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting , who responded by giving Mr Philp a wide-eyed, bewildered stare. In response to a question about the Government's Rwanda deportation scheme, the Minister for Crime , Policing and Fire asked 'well Rwanda is a different country from Congo isn't it?'.

This Is Your Life is reportedly set to return after two decades, with a woman to host for the first time. The biographical TV show aired its final series in 2003, with a one-off special in 2007, but is said to be making a comeback. It sees the host surprise a celebrity guest before going through their life in the spotlight with the assistance of a big red book.

Nicky Illis, a television producer and director who appeared on BBC shows, including Antiques Roadshow, has died. Fake or Fortune's long-serving director, Illis, who died at the age of 53. Nicky is simply irreplaceable,' BBC colleague Fiona Bruce said. Not just for her immense talent, but also for her sheer exuberance, enthusiasm, and a sense of fun. Everyone on the team adored her, but no one more than me.'

The gruesome family heirloom was worth a staggering five-figure sum, according to an Antiques Roadshow visitor. The repeat episode of Sefton Park in Liverpool on Sunday unearthed some shocking antiques, including a collection of items that had previously belonged to an executed Earl. Following the Battle of Worcester, James Stanley, the 7th Earl of Derby, came to a tragic conclusion. Despite the fact that the collection of items relating to the Earl's tragic conclusion was expected to be worth between £18,000 and £22,000, the owner believed selling the items would be a "travesty."

With 4.9 million viewers in the week starting from March 18, the 45-year-old Antiques Roadshow was Britain's fifth most popular program. That was the best thing in any soap and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. With 4.5 million viewers, the best soap showing of the week was a Coronation Street episode. Ant and Dec were the ninth on record for the ninth month in 4.4 million. Author Kathy Lette nailed the show's success down to 'no quick car chases, no butchering, no violence, no swearing, no swearing, no psychos, no sci-fi monsters.' It's just people who are kind, curious, informed, and calm.'

Fake or Fortune, hosted by Fiona Bruce (left), may have devalued a celebrated artist's original work by thousands of pounds, owing to increased dramatization. The mural was created by modernist artist Ben Nicholson, who died in 1982 at the age of 87, as a thank you gift for remaining there in 1947. (centre) The Nicholson mural provoked controversy before experts said it was 'probably' an informal collaboration work between the artist and the homeowner, Fred Staite Murray. (right)

The 'noble claptrap' and 'propaganda' have been sluggish, and viewers of Antiques Roadshow (presenter Fiona Bruce right) and Countryfile (left) viewers have slammed the BBC for 'ramming left wing views down our throats,' as a Sunday double of shows which 'once avoided politics' have been accused of being full of'moralizing claptrap' and ' After an antiques specialist refused to value an item and the BBC was forced to respond after a 'overly political' Countryfile episode, both shows have come under fire recently over allegations that they are patronizing viewers with overly political content. On Sunday's episode of the Antiques Roadshow Expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan refused to value an ivory bangle that was attributed to the slave trade.

Ronnie Archer-Morgan wasted no time in alerting us that this was in fact a bangle, engraved with the name of a man, a ship, and the date '1782', making it an antique slave trade work.' I don't want to put a price on something that indicates such bad company,' Archer-Morgan's exact words: "I do not want to put a price on something that indicates such bad conduct." Among the onlooking crowd, you could almost hear the sigh of dissatisfaction, although the object's owner seemed less distraught than mortified. No wonder. She had bought this rare curio with the intent of displaying it with the Roadshow and the nation, but now her possession was being portrayed as the deadliest evil in human history. For one reason, I'm afraid the whole episode left a bad taste in my mouth. The BBC cannot refuse to point fingers at us, the philistine viewers. Why make a point of screening this otherwise?

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE HARDCASTLE: The majority of her 600-plus charities are now without a patron eight months after the Queen's death eight months after her. They include the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the British Veterinary Association, the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians, London Zoo, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, RSPCA, MCC, RADA, the Royal Philharmonic Society, and the Royal Philharmonic Society. The fact that smaller outfits, such as the Jersey Cattle Society and the Queen Victoria Clergy Fund, aren't losing any sleep, however, has irked the big beasts, as the refusal to revive royal patronages has irked them.

The British journalist and BBC Antiques Roadshow host spoke directly to Woman and Home about her career and confidently embracing what might be the end of her decades-long TV show hostship.

Antiques Roadshow is back on the road this summer to film the BBC's 47th season. The exhibition has been a goldmine for participants for nearly a century, with some people going away as millionaires after flogging their amazing finds. Many rare and valuable items have been auctioned up for a lot more, from Fabergé Flowers to an FA Cup trophy and even an art work by Banksy.

After the BBC suffered with 'dumbing down' backlash over his booking, Paddy McGuinness has defended his appearance at Question Time. The comedian and host, 50, had been recently welcomed onto the flagship debate show often featuring heavyweight politicians and media personalities to answer questions from the audience on current topics of the day. When the former Take Me Out host went on air, viewers on X branded it 'bizarre,' with one accusing the BBC of'reaching a new low of dumbing down.'

Ronnie examined a figure from Gabon's Kota tribe, with the current owner expecting a valuation in the region of £250,000 after the expert revealed one sold for this a few years ago.

It's the iconic display that may win you a pot of gold. Antiques Roadshow, Britain's most popular BBC One program, has been a gold mine for families for nearly half a century. Some lucky novice antiquarians have even emerged as millionaires in possession of some expensive treasures.

During a valuation at Pollok Park in the most recent episode, a lady snared a stunning sophisticated ring that had been in her family for decades. The expert, who specializes in buying and selling high-end jewelry, said it was 'one of the finest rings I've seen in a long time.'

Fiona Bruce is the newest BBC presenter to be caught giving her viewers something less than the unvarnished truth about one of her guests. 'Juergen Maier, a leading industrialist and business advisor, appeared on BBC Question Time in Lancaster last week.' He was CEO of Siemens UK for five years. Now he advocates for the green revival of northern Britain and is co-founder of vocL, a social venture that encourages business leaders to participate in public debate.'

The BBC has announced that the beloved Sunday night hit Antiques Roadshow would be back filming this summer. The show, which has seen Brits pocket thousands of pounds since its first airing in 1979, will return to six cities. Fiona Bruce and the crew will be back on the road filming the 47th series this summer, and tickets to price up some hidden treasures are now available.

Heavyweight politicians and media personalities are often invited to answer questions from the audience on current topics of the day, although a select group of celebrities has appeared in the past. McGuinness, 50, who is best known as the host of Take Me Out and Question of Sport, caused a stir when he said he 'adored' Sir Keir Starmer's latest U-turn and stuck the boot into the Tories.

Andrea Mairs' saga is if there has been a sad tale for our days. Ms Mairs (right) is a black teacher who has won a discrimination lawsuit after losing her position. Anyone reading this would assume that Ms Mairs was judged for the color of her skin, and they would not be wrong: the tribunal panel to which Ms Mairs filed a lawsuit against Manchester's Kings Road Primary School ruled earlier this week, and they would not be incorrect: indeed, they would not be wrong: Ms Mairs's appearances despite what the tribunal panel found earlier this week.

The two Leeds couples were frantically clearing out their garage when they discovered an Evening Standard poster emblazoned with the word 'Kennedy dead' and decided to bring it to the show on Sunday. President John Kerry is the head of the United States Republican Party. On November 22, 1963, F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated. The couple were considering throwing it away but instead applied for Antiques Roadshow on a whim, not knowing it would be worth anything. So, when Clive Farahar, the show's book and manuscripts specialist, told the pair that the poster was worth £11,000, they immediately covered their mouths in horror.

Put on your festive thinking hat and tackle Egm Hardcastle's Boxing Day Quiz on the stars. We're fried turkey and crackers.

JOIN THE CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Robin, Carol, Noel, Noel No. ... . Nigel and Georg. The quadruplet parents were running out of festive names after the drama of a multiple delivery in the back of an ambulance on Call The Midwife. Of course, Nigel isn't Christmassy, but he wasn't one of the new arrivals. He was a cat, clinging about a poplar slum tenement and begging for scraps from kindly council official Cyril (Zephryn Taitte). It's unlikely that anyone, even a cat, has been christened Nigel since 1968, when this episode was published. And if you're wondering, there aren't a lot of young Cyrilians around. However, there will be a whole batch of Nigels in this year's Christmas maternity wards, thanks to Mr Farage's recent success on I'm A Celebrity.

When a visitor reeled off a number of cheeky innuendos within seconds of being on display on Sunday, Antiques Roadshow viewers were left in hysterics. The guest paid a visit to Uppark House in West Sussex to have her purple amethyst jewelry appraised during the Christmas Eve show. But it was also how she managed to own the stunning products that captured the audience's interest at home.