When both my parents were unwell I was in that situation that will be very familiar to many women. I had young children in one part of the country, and elderly unwell parents in another. I was in a constant state of guilt. Was I there enough for my mother? Was I there enough for my children?

Fiona Bruce

If I were to say anything to my 18-year-old self, it would be, 'Loosen up. Chill out.'

Fiona Bruce

Pudding is my favourite part of any meal and I always have one if I can manage it.

Fiona Bruce

I've been on camels before, lumbering slowly through the desert - not hugely exciting, but I enjoyed the 'Lawrence of Arabia' vibe.

Fiona Bruce

Think Oman, and you think desert. But what we found was mile after mile of barren, spiky rubble, cliffs of jutting sharp rocks, unrelieved by a single piece of vegetation or water. We drove for hours across what felt like the surface of the moon. We saw goats foraging but couldn't work out what they could possibly be eating.

Fiona Bruce

They're all good-looking men - I can't think of a male presenter who isn't a good-looking bloke - but, you know, they're not judged by their suits and ties.

Fiona Bruce

Thailand was a revelation to me; the landscapes, the culture, the food and the people.

Fiona Bruce

If you crave a bit of adventure and the unknown, Singapore is not for you.

Fiona Bruce

This is going to make me sound 100 years old, but I really loved David Cassidy in 'The Partridge Family.'

Fiona Bruce

I conquered my phobia of camping, although I doubt I'll be pitching my tent at a muddy festival any time soon.

Fiona Bruce

I remember my dad saying to me, 'But Fiona don't you want to go and do the dramatic society. You can still do your women's groups as well.' And I said, 'Dad, feminism is a way of life! It's not a hobby!'

Fiona Bruce

I love 'The Master And Margarita' by Mikhail Bulgakov, which is about repression in Soviet Russia in the 1930s.

Fiona Bruce

I don't know anything about antiques. I do buy them now, but I have a little knowledge, and great enthusiasm.

Fiona Bruce

Brexit can tend to be a dialogue of the deaf.

Fiona Bruce

I met someone with a title on my first day, Baronet von Something, and I thought: 'Look at me, I've really grafted. Who are these people who have just waltzed into Oxford? I don't want to hang out with those people. They're nothing like me.'

Fiona Bruce

You can't beat a good millefeuille, which is basically a posh custard slice. Yum!

Fiona Bruce

My own valuation moment: When I started 'Antiques Roadshow,' John Benjamin looked at my engagement ring, which is Victorian. I sat there as a visitor would and he dated it, talked me through the stone, which is an opal, and which mine it would have been from.

Fiona Bruce

I think it's important to rebel a little bit.

Fiona Bruce

I really like sitting down with my daughter to watch programmes like 'Call the Midwife,' '24 hours in A&E,' 'One Born Every Minute' and 'Our Girl.' It's just the two of us, which is really nice.

Fiona Bruce

I've chosen not to go to Sky or ITV because the programmes I've made at the BBC, I want to carry on making.

Fiona Bruce

I think the BBC has come a long way in equal pay. I think it's come the furthest of all in the representation of women on screen.

Fiona Bruce