BBC Breakfast thrown into chaos as fans rage over major technical blunder – and live performance from Edinburgh Fringe seriously backfires
BBC Breakfast viewers were left furious after a huge technical blunder during Friday’s programme left a vital part of the show missing. Elsewhere, a live performance from the Edinburgh Fringe festival backfired.
Towards the end of the programme, due to a location error, the station accidentally broadcast local news from London to several other locations in the UK, including Manchester and the Wirral.
After missing out on news in their area and instead receiving information on the London Underground, confused viewers took to social media to wonder if this had happened to anyone else:
‘Why are we getting local news from London in the North West? #BBCBreakfast.’
‘At least I know what it’s like on the tube, lovely to live on the Wirral #bbcbreakfast.’
BBC Breakfast viewers were left furious after a huge technical blunder during Friday’s programme left a vital part of the show missing – and elsewhere a live performance of the Edinburgh Fringe was seriously disrupted
Towards the end of the programme, due to a location accident, the station accidentally broadcast local news from London to several other locations in the UK, including Manchester and the Wirral.
‘#BBCBreakfast there’s a dolphin in the Thames but I live in Manchester and my regional news is fucked up!’
‘Um, why am I seeing local news from London? #bbcbreakfast.’
‘#bbcbreakfast Viewers are confused because they are seeing the wrong local news..’
‘London local, in the North West #bbcbreakfast.’
‘Oy …….we have news from London #bbcbreakfast.’
The blunder came after another awkward segment, which saw a very unique performance ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe festival.
One of the reporters walked the streets of the Scottish capital in preparation for the iconic festival and gave a preview of what we can expect.
The Fringe begins on August 2 and runs through August 26. There are performances in all genres, including theatre, comedy, dance and more.
After missing out on news in their area and instead getting information on the London Underground, confused viewers took to social media to wonder if this had happened to anyone else
A duo performed a show in the empty street, with one half of the couple playing the drums loudly and the other half dancing quietly in the background
She turned to the performers and said, “Good morning Jessie, good morning Jason. They’re doing their first show here at the Grasmarkt, a little bit later today.”
However, the loud drums and unusual dancing were not very well received by viewers of the BBC Breakfast programme
During today’s live broadcast from Edinburgh, the reporter said enthusiastically: ‘Good morning, we’ve got a sneak preview of one of the sets from artists who will be here at the festival.’
Behind her, a duo was performing in the empty street, one half of the duo playing loudly on the drums, the other dancing silently in the background.
She turned to the performers and said, “Good morning Jessie, good morning Jason. They’re doing their first show here in the grass market, a little bit later today.
“Remember, there are all sorts of stages in this area. There are venues all over the city, hosting 3,000 shows. Artists from 58 countries are coming to Scotland’s capital over the next three days.”
However, the loud drums and unusual dancing were not well received by viewers of the BBC Breakfast programme, who wrote to X:
‘7:29am, the optimal time to drum in a public place #BBCBreakfast.’
‘#bbcbreakfast What kind of ‘entertainment’ would those #edinburghfestival street performers be classified as? I mean, they’re not very entertaining.’
‘#bbcbreakfast it doesn’t feel like 12 months since we last had a fringe festival like Glastonbury. BBC Breakfast seems to be covering a few events disproportionately or, in the case of Strictly, far more than it deserves.’
“And trying to distinguish from the edge is funny and fails miserably.”
‘Check out the Edinburgh Fringe #bbcbreakfast.’