BBC presenter get lost in his own studio
- Publish date
- Tuesday, 12 Sep 2017, 8:37AM
We've all seen newsreaders mixing up which camera they're supposed to be talking into.
But a BBC presenter took things to another level during a 2am segment on BBC World News about Hurricane Irma.
Tom Donkin began the segment by standing in the shadows while clutching a handful of paper, before quickly sprinting across the set in a fluster.
Then, he calmly walks back into position, close to where he started, and begins the segment.
Only there's one problem: he's facing the wrong way.
Finally, he turns, looks into the right camera, and begins the segment.
Viewers found it hilarious.
😂 wonderful car crash opening to BBC World News just now. Pick a camera, any camera 😛 pic.twitter.com/5XxrdwQXcr
— Andrew Roberts 💬 (@AndyMRoberts) September 9, 2017
@TomDonkinBBC that panic stricken face when you have no idea where you should be looking or standing 😂 nice recovery though 👏 @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/fqbo4rtpEG
— Andrew McDonald (@Drzarekta) September 9, 2017
Donkin himself has made light of the situation, responding to questions on Twitter by explaining the mistake was caused by a "camera fail".
He also said: "Live TV mate, anything can happen".
Bit of a perfect storm mate of camera fail - this stuff happens with live TV. Never had so much attention albeit odd attention.
— Tom Donkin (@TomDonkinBBC) September 10, 2017
This article was first published on nzherald.co.nz and is republished here with permission.
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