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BBC One Weather hit by technical glitch

Posted on 5th September 2020
By The Clean Feed Team
Last updated on 3rd July 2023
Filed under Bloopers

Today’s lunchtime BBC One Weather bulletin was struck down by technical gremlins.

The 1pm news finished but the weather forecast failed to appear. BBC One viewers in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland had 30 seconds of black and silence, before Helen Willetts finally appeared, oblivious to the fact that viewers weren’t able to see or hear the first portion of her forecast.

BBC One Wales Presentation was on the ball with a breakdown graphic and verbal apology:

VIDEO: BBC One Weather technical glitch – as it played out on BBC One Wales. Announcer: Al Dupres. TX DATE: 5th September 2020, 1.12pm. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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PICTURED: BBC One Wales breakdown graphic. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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Tags: Al Dupres, BBC, BBC One, BBC One Wales, BBC Weather, Helen Willetts

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