Antiques Roadshow: World War One Special
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World War One Special
Season 37, Episode 8
Fiona Bruce presents a second programme from the Somme battlefields, in which she and a small group of experts meet families with stories of courage and humanity in wartime, with various items helping to bring their tales to life. They include the story of a footballer who is said to have kicked a ball to lead an advance into enemy lines, and the account of one of the first nurses to have gone to war - and ended up serving alongside Edith Cavell. A German soldier's grandson reveals all the objects his relative took to the trenches where he lost his life - including a letter to be read in the event of his death - and Fiona tells the story of her great-grandfather, who fought at the Somme
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Fiona Bruce
(Presenter)
Born:
April 25, 1964
in
Singapore City, Singapore
Best Known For:
Presenting news bulletins and Antiques Roadshow.
Early-life:
Fiona Elizabeth Bruce was born in Singapore on April 25, 1964. She attended various schools in Europe before settling in London, where she went to Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross. During this period, she modelled for Jackie magazine. Following her A levels, she studied French and Italian at Hertford College, Oxford. She sang in a number of rock bands and during a year in Paris, she fronted a group called Chez Nous. After graduating, Bruce worked as a management consultant and in advertising before embarking on a career in journalism.
Career:
She began working as a researcher and assistant producer for Panorama in 1989. Three years later, Bruce became a reporter for BBC Breakfast News, before joining BBC South East, where she presented daily news bulletins and regional current affairs programmes. By 1994, Bruce was a reporter for BBC Two's Public Eye and began appearing on the Six O'Clock and Breakfast News. She was chosen to succeed the late Jill Dando on Crimewatch UK in 2000. She is also one of the two main presenters on the BBC's 10 O'Clock News and hosted the prime-time current affairs magazine Real Story. Bruce has also appeared on Call My Bluff, Just the Two of Us, and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? She is the face of the Antiques Roadshow.
Quote:
'I do feel like I have it all, but how long that will last, heaven only knows. TV is a very transient business.'
Trivia:
She once had blue hair during her university days.
Simon Shaw
(Series editor)
Michele Burgess
(Producer)
