The BBC has revealed that at the last moment the one -hour documentary about Ozzy Osbourne was postponed at the request of his family.
Ozzy Osbourne. Photo shutterstock
The film about the last years of the musician’s life has been suddenly withdrawn from the Monday program, the company not not making this decision. His broadcast was scheduled less than a month after Osbourne’s death. He was also less than three weeks after his wife, Sharon, and their children appeared in front of his crowd in his hometown, Birmingham, writes News.
In a new statement, the corporation suggested that the postponement came at the request of the musician’s family. “We are with the Osbourne family at this difficult time.”a BBC spokesman said. “We respect the family’s desire to wait a little longer before broadcasting this very special movie. The new broadcast date will be confirmed shortly ”.
Clare Sillery, the head of the BBC Documentation Department, said at the beginning of this month that the film, “Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home”surprise “Moments of family, humor, reflection and shows the unwavering spirit that made Ozzy a symbol worldwide. We hope it will bring relief and joy to Ozzy’s fans and viewers, who will remember and celebrate his extraordinary life.”
The program is not the only documentary in preparation about the life of the late Star. Paramount+ has also made a feature film, “Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape from Now”, about his fights after a serious fall in Los Angeles in 2019. It was to be broadcast later this year.
The BBC documentary has already been completely revised as Osbourne’s health was damaged. Initially, it was stipulated as a much larger series, in 10 parts, entitled “Home to Roost”, which was watching Ozzy and Sharon’s attempt to resume their lives in the UK.
Now he has been re-edited in a unique film, which presents Osbourne’s attempts to become strong enough to be able to sing and to fight with poor health.
Osbourne died last month, at the age of 76, just a few weeks after playing a throne on the stage at Villa Park. The singer had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019.
The BBC film includes interviews with members of the Osbourne family, including Sharon, Kelly and Jack. It was to be broadcast on the BBC One on Monday night, but it was removed from the program. The television station initially stated that it was “moved from the program” and replaced it with an episode of “Fake or Fortune?”.
