The BBC‘s delayed Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home documentary has been rescheduled for next month.
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The project was set to share “moving and inspirational” insight into the final chapter of the heavy metal pioneer’s life, and featured contributions from his wife Sharon and his children Jack and Kelly.
The one-off documentary was set to air on August 18, but fans found it was rescheduled without explanation just hours ahead of airing, and had vanished from TV listings in favour of an episode of Fake or Fortune. At the time, a spokesperson for the BBC did not clarify why it had been pulled, only saying the film had ” moved in the schedules”.
They later explained that they were acting in accordance with the Osbourne family’s wishes. “Our sympathies are with the Osbourne family at this difficult time,” the broadcaster said via BBC News. “We are respecting the family’s wishes to wait a bit longer before airing this very special film. The new date will be confirmed shortly.”
As was announced earlier this week, the film will now air on October 2 on BBC One or BBC iPlayer.
The documentary was filmed across three years, and followed the late Black Sabbath frontman as he and Sharon made the move back to the UK after decades living in the US, and charted his journey to getting fit enough to perform at his mammoth farewell show, ‘Back To The Beginning’, which was his final live show.
That gig took place on July 5 at Villa Park, in Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham, and saw Ozzy joined by rock heavyweights including Guns N’ Roses, KoRn, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Metallica, Gojira, Anthrax, and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.
The historic gig feel only two weeks before his death, aged 76, marking his final goodbye to fans. Osbourne was later laid to rest in the grounds of his UK mansion during a private ceremony that was attended by Elton John, members of Metallica and more. His cortege had previously travelled through his home city of Birmingham in a procession attended by thousands of fans.
Elsewhere in October, Paramount Plus will share air new documentary, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, the trailer to which was shared earlier this week.
The film chronicles the final six years of his life, as well as his eagerness to stage the ‘Back To The Beginning’ concert.
Directed by BAFTA winner Tania Alexander, No Escape From Now was filmed over the last six years, and includes exclusive chats with the metal icon’s family members, collaborators, other musicians and one of Ozzy’s final on-screen interviews.
The trailer notes how Ozzy wanted so much to stage a final show as a goodbye to his fans after being forced to cancel all live shows after suffering a fall in 2019 and his return to the studio.
Guests featured in the documentary include Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Ozzy’s guitarist Zakk Wylde and the likes of Chad Smith, Tom Morello, Billy Corgan, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Billy Idol, Duff McKagan and more.
The documentary was reportedly never intended as a posthumous release – it initially made to detail the musician’s battle to return to the live stage after several years away, now burdened with his deteriorating Parkinson’s diagnosis and other injuries.
“Following his death on July 22, 2025, the documentary now stands as a testament to Ozzy’s courage, wit, determination and talent — qualities that ensure he remains a hero to millions around the world,” a press release reads, per Consequence.
