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91Èȱ¬ One's Real Story with Fiona Bruce series comes to end in 2007
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As a result of the commission of The One Show, in which current affairs content
will play a major part, 91Èȱ¬ One's early evening series Real Story with Fiona
Bruce is to come to an end in 2007.
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Peter Fincham, Controller, 91Èȱ¬ One, said:
"Real Story with Fiona Bruce has been an important series for 91Èȱ¬ One and has
done a great job bringing current affairs to an early evening audience.
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"I'd like to thank Fiona Bruce for her first class presenting on Real Story -
Fiona remains a key face for 91Èȱ¬ One.
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"I'd also like to thank the talented team for their commitment to Real Story -
and I'm delighted they will continue to play an integral role in 91Èȱ¬ One's
current affairs output, supplying reports to The One Show and editions of
Panorama."
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Real Story with Fiona Bruce, which launched in 2003, covered a wide range of
topics during its run, from undercover reports into the state of care in
British nurseries, prisons and homes for the elderly, to challenging the costs
ordinary people pay for bank loans.
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The series also delivered an Royal Television Society award-winning series of investigations by reporter John Sweeney into cases of mothers
falsely accused of abusing their children - including the case of Angela
Cannings.
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The programme's Editor Dave Stanford said: "Real Story with Fiona Bruce has changed the law and championed the rights of
the individual.
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"It is part of a fine tradition of investigative journalism
based in Manchester, one of which the team are rightly proud.
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"We all look
forward to continuing that tradition for current affairs on 91Èȱ¬ One in the
future."
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George Entwistle, Head of 91Èȱ¬ Current Affairs, said:
"Real Story has delivered some exceptionally strong TV journalism over the last
few years, and justly won awards for it.
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"The series also deserves profound
credit for taking issues of public interest to the courts when necessary -
changing the rules about what the media is allowed report.
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"The successful court battles behind When Satan Came To Town and The Battle for
Brandon have made it easier for all journalists to do a better job. And that's
a legacy of which everyone on the show should be very proud."
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Real Story will continue being broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ One until March 2007.
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Notes to Editors
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 Real Story is the winner of five Royal Television Society awards including a National RTS Journalism
award for Best 91Èȱ¬ Current Affairs.
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When Satan Came to Town (a Real Story special) was broadcast in January 2006 - it covered the story of 16 children from Rochdale, wrongly taken into care when
their families were accused of ritual satanic abuse. The children - now grown
up - had never before spoken of their ordeal because of a court gagging order.
The 91Èȱ¬, on their behalf, successfully challenged Rochdale Council and the
family court to enable them to tell their side of the story - and for key video
evidence to be revealed.
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The Battle for Brandon (November 2006) told the story of the Webster family,
who had three children taken away from them under allegations of abuse,
although the family point to a history of brittle bone disease. 91Èȱ¬
One's Real Story, backed by the Websters and The Mail On Sunday, succeeded in
lifting the strict anonymity of care proceedings, citing the public interest.
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