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BBC Postpones Ozzy Osbourne Documentary Hours Before Broadcast

BBC’s unexplained removal of the hour-long film intensifies scrutiny over its timing following the singer’s death

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Overview

  • BBC removed Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home from its scheduled 9pm slot on BBC One and iPlayer just hours before broadcast, replacing it with Fake or Fortune?
  • The hour-long documentary, filmed over three years with access to Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, chronicles Ozzy’s effort to return to the UK and perform one last concert
  • A BBC spokesperson said only that the film has “moved in the schedules” and offered no new transmission date, though commissioners and producers say it will air in due course
  • Trade outlets and industry observers speculate the postponement may reflect last-minute edits or sensitivity to its timing after Ozzy’s death, but no official explanation has been given
  • Expectation TV’s project was first announced in 2022 under the series title Home to Roost and reworked into this feature-length documentary as Ozzy’s health declined