Tag: Breakdowns
How can a pre-recorded programme go so wrong BBC One?
It must be the biggest catastrophe on BBC One for decades. For ten long minutes, the network descended into chaos after Panorama failed to start.
BBC One meltdown disrupts tonight’s schedule
BBC One (England/Scotland) experienced major technical issues at the start of tonight’s Panorama.
BBC One abandons late film due to technical difficulties
It’s 1996 and BBC One has been in its new, state-of-the-art playout area for just over a year. The days of programme breakdowns are a distant memory. Right?
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, with an apology graphic and …
Epic fail for BBC Two playout
Tuesday evening (18th June 2019) and if you switched over to BBC Two just in time to catch the start of episode two of The Family Brain Games, you were in for an unwelcome surprise. Just under twenty seconds into …
Power failure interrupts BBC Two tennis coverage
Just forty minutes into BBC Two’s coverage of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament on Monday 25th June 2018, the broadcast fell off air. Screens initially went blank just before 2.40pm. Seconds later, BBC Two Presentation intervened and put up an …