BBC Breakfast Chaos: Technical Blunder and Live Performance Backfire

BBC Breakfast viewers were left fuming following a huge technical blunder during Friday’s programme, which meant a vital part of the show was missed – and elsewhere, a live performance from the Edinburgh Fringe seriously backfired.

Near the end of the programme, in a location mishap, the channel accidentally broadcast the London local news to various other places in the UK – including Manchester and the Wirral.

After missing out on the news for their area and instead being met with information about the London Underground, confused viewers took to social media to question whether it happened to anyone else:

‘Why are we getting London Local News in the Northwest? #BBCBreakfast.’

‘At least I know how the tube is, marvellous living on the Wirral #bbcbreakfast.’

Near the end of the programme, in a location mishap, the channel accidentally broadcast the London local news to various other places in the UK – including Manchester and the Wirral

‘#BBCBreakfast there is a dolphin in the Thames, but I live in Manchester and my regional news has gone t*** up!’

‘Um, why am I seeing London local news? #bbcbreakfast.’

‘#bbcbreakfast Viewers are left confused as they are getting the wrong local news..’

‘Got London local, in the northwest #bbcbreakfast.’

‘Oy …….we have London news #bbcbreakfast.’

The blunder came after another awkward segment, which saw a very unique performance ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

One of the reporters was walking the streets of the Scottish capital ahead of the iconic festival and giving a sneak peak of what’s to be expected.

Kicking off on August 2 and running until the 26th, the Fringe performances will span every genre, including theatre, comedy, dance and more.

After missing out on the news for their area and instead being met with information about the London Underground , confused viewers took to social media to question whether it happened to anyone else

A duo were putting on a show in the empty street, with one half of the pairing playing the drums loudly, and the other dancing along silently in the background

Turning around to the performers, she said: ‘Morning Jessie, morning Jason. They’re performing their first show here in the grass market a little later on today’

However, the loud drums and unusual dancing wasn’t very well-received by viewers of the BBC Breakfast programme

During today’s broadcast, live from Edinburgh, the reporter enthusiastically said: ‘Good morning, we’ve got a sneak preview of one of the sets of performers that will be here at the festival.’

Behind her, a duo were putting on a show in the empty street, with one half of the pairing playing the drums loudly, and the other dancing along silently in the background.

Turning around to the performers, she said: ‘Morning Jessie, morning Jason. They’re performing their first show here in the grass market a little later on today.

‘This area remember has venues all the way down, in fact, there’s venues all across the city hosting 3,000 shows, performers from 58 countries descend on Scotland’s capital for the next three days.’

However, the loud drums and unusual dancing wasn’t very well-received by viewers of the BBC Breakfast programme, who took to X to write:

’07:29am, the optimum time to play drums in a public area #BBCBreakfast.’

‘#bbcbreakfast What type of ‘entertainment’ would those #edinburghfestival street performers be classified as? I mean, they aren’t very entertaining.’

‘#bbcbreakfast it doesn’t seem 12 months since we last had the fringe festival on like Glastonbury BBC Breakfast seems to be disproportionate coverage to a few events or in the case of Strictly far more than it deserves.’

‘And trying to make out the fringe is funny and failing badly.’

‘Oh look the Edinburgh fringe #bbcbreakfast.’