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BBC sorry for showing footage of gorilla instead of Nicola Sturgeon BBC sorry for showing footage of gorilla instead of Nicola Sturgeon
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BBC presenters have apologised after the broadcaster’s breakfast programme showed footage of a gorilla instead of Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon.BBC presenters have apologised after the broadcaster’s breakfast programme showed footage of a gorilla instead of Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
The BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty was telling viewers they would be joined by Sturgeon later in the programme when footage of a gorilla which escaped from its enclosure at London zoo was shown on screen. The BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty was telling viewers they would be joined by Sturgeon later in the programme when footage of a gorilla that escaped from its enclosure at London zoo was shown on screen.
Her co-presenter Charlie Stayt quickly apologised for the gaffe. He said: “I’m sorry, we have very clearly run the wrong pictures over that particular sequence, my apologies there.Her co-presenter Charlie Stayt quickly apologised for the gaffe. He said: “I’m sorry, we have very clearly run the wrong pictures over that particular sequence, my apologies there.
“The story we will be talking about later, as you probably guessed by the pictures, is about the escaped gorilla at London zoo.”“The story we will be talking about later, as you probably guessed by the pictures, is about the escaped gorilla at London zoo.”
Kumbuka the silverback gorilla escaped at around 5.15pm on Thursday but was caught and returned to his den about an hour later after being tranquillised. Kumbuka the silverback gorilla escaped at about 5.15pm on Thursday but was caught and returned to his den about an hour later after being tranquillised.