BBC News broadcast a hilarious call out to viewers that could have taken a dark turn but fortunately everyone was well-behaved – aside from one comment that could have raised a few eyebrows.
The network could have solicited some rather unsavoury pictures after the East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire edition of the show issued an unusual request.
Presenter Peter Levy had asked the audience what their ‘oldest appliances’ were, and, yes, you can imagine some of the responses that could have garnered.
Instead, though, in a delightfully wholesome moment, Peter, 67, shared pictures of some very vintage machines after revealing they had a ‘great reaction to the story.’
The journalist did, however, allude to some mischievousness, admitting: ‘Some of them were very funny as well.’
One viewer, named Maggie, shared a picture of a microwave, which she said was ‘used most days’ despite being from 1983.
Viewer Gaynor, meanwhile, had a microwave that was more than 30 years old and she boasted it was ‘still going strong.’
Mal shared a vacuum cleaner, a wedding present from his grandmother in 1971 that was more than one hundred years old, and it’s safe to say it looked nothing like a Henry Hoover.
And, wait for it, Peter read out Mal’s comment, while suppressing giggles, which could have been hilariously misinterpreted.
‘It still works and it’s handy because it blows as well as sucks,’ Peter said while bursting out into laughter, struggling to go on to the next segment.
‘I don’t know what to say to that,’ he admitted, while the weather presenter joked: ‘Very dangerous.’
The BBC has become renowned for on-air blunders of late, including the likes of newsreaders they’re not realising they’re still on air, and technical issues leaving the studio in darkness.
More recently, a huge gaffe happened during the broadcast of President Biden meeting King Charles.
Ahead of the important meeting, the channel was airing scenes of Windsor Castle, when suddenly, the scenic view was replaced with coloured bars and a clear disruption.
Not only that, but the ‘BREAKING’ banner appeared on the screen while a rolling feed showed the words: ‘Field operations, Sky News, London.’
As the camera turned back to an interviewee, a reporter said: ‘Oops! We’ve lost the picture but there we go!’
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