BBC News Blunder - Guy Goma

He is the BBC's latest star - the cab driver who a leading presenter believed was a world expert on the internet music business.

The man stepped unwittingly into the national spotlight when he was interviewed by mistake on the corporation's News 24 channel.

With the seconds ticking down to a studio discussion about a court case involving Apple Computer and The Beatles' record label, a floor manager had run to reception and grabbed the man, thinking he was Guy Kewney, editor of Newswireless.net, a specialist internet publication.

Actually, he was a minicab driver who had been waiting to drive Mr Kewney home.

Despite knowing nothing about the case - a judge ruled that the computer company could continue to use the Apple symbol for its iTunes download service - the man gamely attempted to bluff his way through and, speaking in a strong French accent, sustained a (somewhat illogical) form of conversation. Meanwhile, the real Mr Kewney watched indignantly on a monitor in reception.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• bbc
• blunder
• cab
• driver
• expert
• guy
• kewney
• newswireless.net

[Mooseboy2358]

Legend.

Even better how the first question asked was "is this a surprise for you?".

Bloody right it is!

[ML1556]

This is STILL one of my favorite news blooper videos of all time. I crack up every time. It's so obvious that both interviewer and interviewee want this to be over as soon as possible, yet both are willing to maintain composure for the sake of appearances.

[Mrmanroolz]

0:06 "OOPS!!!!" XD



[pjojin0]

Great!!

[andreeaweed]

thanks for the video

[TheSanovita]

interesting video

[brotato2]

How can you interview someone without even knowing what they look like? Interviews are bullshit, the news media is bullshit.

[Colenelnelson]

The funniest thing is that. the actual guy was white and he is black.

[rayazsiddiqi]

1:20.. the amount of "Errs" said is unbelivable!!

[gorillaz220]

0:07. Oh goodness.