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Dear Fiona Bruce

Newscast

BBC

News, Daily News, Politics

4.36.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

What should you do if you find yourself checking the bulletins at bedtime? Fiona Bruce is the subject of the latest “Dear Deidre”. And BBC Scotland’s new Political Editor, Glenn Campbell, joins Adam and Laura to celebrate Burns Night… by talking about the future of the United Kingdom.

Studio Director: Emma Crowe Producers: Alix Pickles, Daniel Wittenberg Assistant Editor: Sam Bonham Editor: Dino Sofos

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:04.7

Hello, the start of this episode is a little bit fruity,

0:09.3

if you know what I mean.

0:10.4

So if you're listening to this with people

0:13.3

who you wouldn't want to hear anything fruity,

0:16.2

I'll say it again, then please press pause

0:20.1

or go into another room or turn the volume down.

0:25.8

That got you excited, didn't it?

0:27.2

Anyway, I was reading the Sun the other day,

0:30.1

and in Dear Deirdery, there was a case

0:32.4

that came very close to home.

0:34.4

Here's what it says, Dear Deirdery.

0:37.7

My boyfriend has become obsessed with the news

0:40.0

over the last year, and it's got worse in this lockdown.

0:43.5

He's even started to ask me to roleplay presenting it

0:46.9

during four play, and he puts on the BBC News at 10th music.

0:51.7

I went along with it once, hoping it would be a passing phase,

0:55.2

but now he's suggested I introduce myself as Fiona Bruce.

0:58.6

I would describe myself as a fun person,

1:00.8

but I'm not comfortable with this latest request.

1:04.0

Now, I cannot believe I'm about to say this,

1:06.5

but now we can talk about this with the actual Fiona Bruce.

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