Real Story 3214357 188436353 2008-02-01T19:29:18Z 91.106.3.99 '''''Real Story''''' was a [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]] programme which aired on the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television]] channel, [[BBC One]] at 19:30 [[GMT]] weekly on Mondays. It was hosted by [[Fiona Bruce]] who is also presenter of ''[[Crimewatch]]''. The programme was edited by Dave Stanford and produced by Mike Lewis. It focused on the weeks big stories such as [[health]] problems and [[political]] views. Fiona Bruce often met some of the victims of the main problem being discussed for use on the programme. The programme was considered a BBC version of [[ITV1]]'s popular programme ''[[Tonight (TV series)|Tonight With Trevor McDonald]]'' which focuses on similar subjects. When Real Story launched on 10 March 2003, the BBC's then head of Current Affairs, Peter Horrocks, called it "a valuable addition to our story telling capacity - popular current affairs, but with BBC values." On 17 November 2006, the BBC announced that ''Real Story'' was to be axed, to make way for ''[[The One Show]]''. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds39487.html] ==External links== *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/real_story/default.stm ''Real Story''] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/real_story/3177282.stm About ''Real Story''] [[Category:BBC television programmes]] [[Category:News television series]]