Chris Packham tears up reading email from Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce’s autistic son

Oliver Browning

15 February 2023 at 7:19 am·1-min read

Chris Packham became emotional after finding out the feelings of loneliness that Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce’s autistic son battles with.

In a new BBC Two documentary, Inside Our Autistic Minds, the Countryfile presenter reads out an email from 20-year-old Murray Bruce, who is non-verbal and communicates by typing on a tablet.

“I don’t know whether it’s because I have some form of affinity for Murray, but I find that incredibly touching and a bit sentimental,” Packham said, reading out the emotional message, in which Murray shared worries of living in a “deep and troubled” world.

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