The reason behind a highly anticipated Ozzy Osbourne documentary mysteriously being cancelled hours before it was due to air has been revealed.

Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home was due to be shown on BBC One at 9pm on Monday but was replaced with an episode of Fake Or Fortune , with the broadcaster stating the documentary had been "moved in the schedules".

Now, it's been revealed that the sudden cancellation was at the request of Ozzy's family. In a statement on Tuesday, a BBC spokesperson said: "Our sympathies are with the Osbourne family at this difficult time. We are respecting the family's wishes to wait a bit longer before airing this very special film. "The new TX (transmission) date will be confirmed shortly."

© Larry Busacca The BBC documentary was pulled hours before it was

See Full Page