''Real Story'' is a current affairs programme which aired on the British

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channel

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at 19:30 GMT weekly on Mondays. It was hosted by

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who was also presenter of ''

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''. The programme was edited by Dave Stanford and produced by Mike Lewis. It focused on the weeks big stories such as

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problems and

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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

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's popular programme '' 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,

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, 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 ''

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''.

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* {{BBC programme
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2003 British television series debuts 2006 British television series endings BBC One original programming British television news shows Current affairs shows