‘2020 claims BBC One’: Beeb’s flagship channel goes off air as continuity announcer admits: “Unfortunately we’re having quite a night of it here”
- BBC’s flagship channel BBC One went off air for several minutes this evening
- Plagued with technical difficulties which saw disruptions to BBC’s Panorama
- Continuity announcer admits: ‘We’re having quite a night of it here.’
The BBC’s flagship channel BBC One went off air and was plagued with technical difficulties for around 20 minutes this evening.
The problems led the continuity announcer to admit: ‘Unfortunately we’re having quite a night of it here.’
Announcer, believed to be named Delroy Haynes, saved the day for the BBC, chipping every so often to reassure viewers.
The BBC ‘s flagship channel BBC One went off air and was plagued with technical difficulties for around 20 minutes this evening
People on Twitter delighted in the Beeb’s difficulties, with one saying: ‘this is the most excitement I’ve had all week #BBCOne.’
Another added: BBC One is broken and this is honestly the best live TV I’ve had in weeks listening to the voiceover guy panic whilst updating everyone.’
The channel began having problems when the One Show finished and the channel was forced to put up an error message stating ‘We are sorry for the break in this programme and are trying to correct the fault’.
Shortly after, the announcer tried to reassure viewers the programme would resume as soon as possible but they were left waiting for several minutes.
Twitter users delighted in the diffuclties the BBC experienced this evening, stating it was ‘the best live TV in weeks’
Voiceover Delroy spoke intermittently to keep viewers updated: ‘We’re having a slight technical difficulty at the moment we’ll try to get it sorted as soon as we possibly can.’
But the alteration was unsuccessful and the Panorama Can Biden Unite America? went ahead, with the audio dipping in and out throughout.
ITV’s Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid tweeted: ‘2020 has claimed BBC One.’