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Category: Bloopers
Technical problems take BBC News off air
In the early hours of this morning, the BBC News Channel was forced to resort to recorded material from the previous hour due to technical problems. At midnight, the domestic news channel was due to …
BBC One Christmas ident aired in error
BBC One Yorkshire and Lincolnshire aired one of this year’s Christmas BBC One idents in error this morning, in the junction leading into the regional Sunday Politics programme. Christmas presentation is not due to launch …
Sound fault disrupts Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two
A sound fault took this evening’s edition of Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two off air for a few minutes. The sound dropped out during a live interview midway through the programme. Presenter Zoe Ball …
Two visits by Mr Cockup this morning on BBC Two
The first issue occurred shortly before 9.30am, during a weather bulletin. BBC Two was simulcasting the BBC News Channel at the time. As far as we know, the forecast was presented live by Simon King. …
Presenter videobombed twice during BBC Newsline sport segment
BBC Northern Ireland presenter Stephen Watson was videobombed not once but twice on tonight’s BBC Newsline, during the sport segment of the programme. Stephen was linking tonight’s sport packages live to camera, outside Windsor Park …
Random web page flashes up on screen during Newsnight report
A rather odd technical glitch affected 10 seconds of recorded footage during last night’s Newsnight. A short piece showing Philip Lee walking in to the Commons chamber and sitting with the Liberal Democrats was briefly …
BBC News Channel lower-third fail
We’re really not going out of our way to find fault with the new BBC News on-screen graphics but the number of times that we happen to stumble upon an issue really makes us wonder …
Look North (Hull) reverts to old graphics in error
The early evening edition of Look North (Hull edition) today reverted to the old Helvetica lower-third design. As reported by a contributor on the TV Forum website, a ‘Live’ bug also accompanied lower-thirds on pre-recorded …
Sportsday aborted start on BBC News Channel
Tonight’s edition of Sportsday (BBC News Channel, 10.30pm) failed to start on the first attempt. The programme’s gallery output was taken off the air briefly, before a more successful start, just under a minute later.
Technical glitch puts temporary freeze on Wimbledon coverage
BBC One’s Wimbledon 2019 coverage was interrupted by a technical fault for a short time this afternoon. At 2.09pm, the action came to halt when the video/audio froze. BBC One Presentation interjected after 32 seconds, …