Fern Britton Meets...
Fern Britton Meets... is a TV show on BBC1. The long-running program has been available since 2012. A total of 27 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2023.
Last broadcast:02/12/2023 at 00:00
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Series 4
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Fern meets Rebecca Ferguson, the former teenage mum who became an X-Factor singing sensation. Rebecca reveals how her Christian faith got her through troubled times, both on the show that brought her overnight fame and in the years that followed. From being the victim of fraud to being left to bring up a child on her own, ... 59:00
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Fern meets comedian, singer and Pointless presenter Alexander Armstrong, who talks candidly about the painful experience of being packed off to boarding school at the age of seven. He tells Fern that it was at boarding school that he was given the opportunity to develop his vocal talents and explains how this became the fo... 59:00
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Fern Britton meets former Conservative Cabinet member Michael Gove, who played a prominent role in the Brexit campaign and then ran for the Tory party leadership, after withdrawing his support for former ally Boris Johnson. He talks about his career and his faith and the convictions that underpin his life. 59:00
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Fern Britton meets boxing legend and two-time world champion Nigel Benn. He charts his glittering career but also shares his more troubled personal journey. One that took him from a lifestyle of womanising and drug-taking, to the depths of despair and near suicide, before his conversion to Christianity ten years ago change... 1:00:00
In the final episode of the series, Fern talks to one of Britain's best-known businesswomen, so-called first lady of football and Lord Sugar's right-hand woman in the boardroom - Karren Brady, Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge.
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Paddy Ashdown talks to Fern Britton about a career which has taken him from war zones to campaign trails, and about how growing up in Northern Ireland and his experiences of war have shaped his religious beliefs. 1:00:00
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Boyzone's Shane Lynch talks to Fern Britton about the highs and lows of life as a member of one of the most successful boy bands in history - the euphoria of performing on stage, the anguish at Stephen Gately's death and how he dabbled in the occult before a life-changing religious conversion. 1:00:00
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Former Communards band member Richard Coles explores his extraordinary journey from 80s pop star to Church of England vicar, from his chart successes and days of drug taking excess to his role as parish priest of Finedon. Friends and colleagues including Ian Hislop, Chris Evans and Gogglebox's Reverend Kate Bottley all sha... 1:00:00
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Britain's most decorated Paralympian, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, looks back on a golden sporting career, discusses her current role in the House of Lords and reflects on the part that faith has played in shaping her outlook on life. 1:00:00
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Showbusiness legend Nicholas Parsons shares extraordinary anecdotes from his 70 years on radio, stage and screen, revealing how his parents stood between him and his acting career and how his faith was tested by his wartime experiences. With contributions from Just a Minute regulars Paul Merton and Jenny Éclair. 1:00:00
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Donny Osmond looks back on 50 years in show business, from his first appearance on television aged five, through the highs and lows of being a teenybopper idol and the times when he questioned his Mormon faith.