BBC Interview Snafu

Cab driver was interviewed by mistake instead of Guy Kewney, editor of Newswireless.net.

the expression on the cab driver's face is priceless!

The interview - Transcript
Karen Bowerman: Guy Kewney is editor of the technology website Newswireless.
Face of horror
KB: Hello, good morning to you.
Taxi driver: Good morning.
KB: Were you surprised by this verdict today.
Taxi driver: I am very surprised to see... this verdict to come on me because I was not expecting that. When I came they told me somehting else and I am coming. So a big surprise anyway.
KB: A big surprise, yeah, yes.
Taxi driver: Exactly.
KB: With regards to the costs involved do you think now more people will be downloading online?
Taxi driver: Actually If you can walk everywhere yoy are going to see a lot of people downloading the internet and the website and everything they want. But I think eh It is much better for development and eh to inform people what they want and to get the easy way and so faster if they are looking for.
KB: It does really seem the way the music industry's progressing now that people want to go onto the website and download music.
Taxi driver: Exactly you can go everywhere on the cyber cafe and you can take, you can go easy. It is going to be an easy way for everyone to get something to the internet
KB: Thank you. Thanks very much indeed.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• BBC
• Cab
• Interview
• Comedy
• Apple
• Guy

[Sincopare]

The look on his face when he realizes what is happening is priceless...surprise, then apprehension, then he just calmly answers the questions...

[videoperson2]

The taxi driver probably did better than Guy Kewney would have.

[arvqui79]

That's really funny....

He came for an interview as driver but landed in a live news as IT consultant

[kittenic44]

I think the US is worse in that dept. by 1000 times

[babybreadcrumb]

hahaha i totally forgot about this. amazing.

[townend6]

Not seen this in ages,what a bluff!!

[lasog341]

He is such a nice guy cab drivers are they go through so much its such a hard job.

[martinevans123]

frighteningly (or is it reassuringly?) seamless..!

[endgammer]

Its the same thing the expert, me , you and 5th grade educated people worldwide would have said. Just shows you how usless are these types of news programs