Simply 25 WTF clips from British news in 2020
13. Victoria Derbyshire – again – bringing some common sense to proceedings
13. The way @vicderbyshire despaired whilst reporting that the Stonehenge summer solstice was being replaced by a livestream.
“Or you could … just get up and look at the sky yourself.” pic.twitter.com/GHZl3RlDFn
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
14. Every newsreader’s nightmare – an unexpected cut back to the studio
14. When a BBC News report ended early and @BenBrownBBC was reflecting the nation pic.twitter.com/I6E9JQi9ln
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
15. Xand van Tulleken‘s epic shade for Dominic Cummings
15. [Not strictly from a news channel, but as it was a news item I’m including it].
When @xandvt was asked on @BBCTheOneShow about following the rules and he came back with this *incredible* answer pic.twitter.com/6vklvq8QuV
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
16. Pandemic drinking – live on the news
16. When a guest on the BBC News channel downed a jägerbomb live at 11 o’clock in the morning pic.twitter.com/zemZLnzaPL
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
17. Matt Hancock‘s cracks began to show – not like that
17. When Matt Hancock finished a @BBCBreakfast interview in the most Matt Hancock way possible pic.twitter.com/DWL9JYKk3e
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
18. That awkward moment when you forget who you work for
18. When Matt Frei on @Channel4News finished his bulletin by shouting “BBC NEWS” instead of his current employer pic.twitter.com/iQ9B7b5ERV
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
19. He’s back
19. When @BBCSimonMcCoy ended this lighthearted news report with this simply *brutal* quip pic.twitter.com/dEMZpLRYM7
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
20. She’s a journalist – not a geographer
20. When @maitlis accidentally introduced Alan Johnson from “hell” instead of where he actually was … Hull!
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
21. Even the famous and talented can have senior moments
21. When @Stormzy turned up for a @BBCBreakfast interview accidentally wearing his slippers pic.twitter.com/nqYBmAGYMc
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
22. The Beeb boobed
22. This utterly bizarre opening to a BBC News bulletin pic.twitter.com/FFhke6aR2U
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
23. Watch and wonder at this subtle burn for Donald Trump
23. When @BBCJonSopel on the BBC News delivered this burn 🔥🔥 about Trump shortly after he lost the election pic.twitter.com/NBUqSFZnnK
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
24. See – we told you it was a banger
24. When the weather presenter @OwainWynEvans went viral for playing the BBC News theme on the drums, so the BBC made an orchestra…
… and played it out on the BBC News channel. Wild.
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
25. Of course, there could be no better person to finish the thread than …Simon McCoy
25. And finally, this classic one-liner by @BBCSimonMcCoypic.twitter.com/ZVtKX1qKTS
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
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In case you want any more, there are *many* WTF British TV moments in this article I wrote for the @guardian yesterday, including some excellent Mr Motivator content.https://t.co/TCIwDPUYsg
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 29, 2020
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