BBC anchor Lukwesa Burak was presenting the nightly news when a programming mishap led to a candid on-camera moment, and a minute of on-air silence heard across the internet.
"Around the world and across the UK," Burak said, "This is BBC News." As the feed transitioned into a pre-recorded segment featuring a man playing the bagpipes, Burak stretched her arms into the air and sighed "Okay," right as the camera cut back to her. Realizing the mistake instantly, Burak held back a smile and remained silent for almost a full minute until her next segment.
"Clearly the opt-out for UK viewers as international viewers had an ad break that didn’t work. Nice bagpipes though," broadcaster @scottygb commented.
"We've all had a rogue opts or tech gremlins," fellow BBC anchor Kasia Madera commented on the clip, "just not all of us would have handled it as professionally as the brilliant @LukwesaBurak."
"Love her even more for this," @ProfYelizPrior commented.
Burak saw the humor in the clip as well and featured it on her own Twitter page. "Thank you, folks: Colleagues - present & former," she said, "and all you wonderful viewers. X." The clip has amassed over 10 million views on Twitter. Who knew that silence was more memorable than words?
Quite the surreal minute on the BBC News Channel just now. pic.twitter.com/LOmjnb5jbc
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) May 4, 2023
Thank you folks: Colleagues - present & former, and all you wonderful viewers. X https://t.co/6LzyVCXXqe
— Lukwesa Burak (@LukwesaBurak) May 4, 2023
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