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BBC News at Ten stops for four minutes over technical fault | BBC News at Ten stops for four minutes over technical fault |
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A technical fault temporarily halted the BBC News at Ten, leaving presenter Huw Edwards sitting in silence in the studio. | A technical fault temporarily halted the BBC News at Ten, leaving presenter Huw Edwards sitting in silence in the studio. |
Many people expressed alarm on social media when the "Breaking News" logo flashed up 11 times during the show. | Many people expressed alarm on social media when the "Breaking News" logo flashed up 11 times during the show. |
BBC News at Six and Ten editor Paul Royall said a "technical systems crash" caused the four-minute delay. | BBC News at Six and Ten editor Paul Royall said a "technical systems crash" caused the four-minute delay. |
Edwards later tweeted a photo of a can of beer, saying he was "going to enjoy this little beauty" after the bulletin. | Edwards later tweeted a photo of a can of beer, saying he was "going to enjoy this little beauty" after the bulletin. |
He told BBC Radio 4's The Media Show he had not initially known he had been on air - even though he had suspected he might be. | |
Explaining what had happened, he told presenter Amol Rajan the studio's software system had "gone slightly crazy" moments before the programme had been due to start. | |
"There was so much going on in the gallery that no-one bothered to tell me that I was actually on air," said Edwards. | |
"That was a bit of information I could have done with. | |
"But I had a sense I was, so I tried to behave myself." | |
He said he had remained silent because he realised there were a number of platforms on which he could have been appearing, as well as BBC One. | |
"I think it's important that the entire team knows what's going on," he said. | |
"If the presenter starts to freelance in that way, it could cause massive problems." | |
Some viewers used the #bbcnewsten Twitter hashtag to make light of the glitch. | Some viewers used the #bbcnewsten Twitter hashtag to make light of the glitch. |
Royall explained that the delay was due to a technical systems crash that happened seconds before the News at Ten was due to air, adding that "hats off" were due to Edwards. | Royall explained that the delay was due to a technical systems crash that happened seconds before the News at Ten was due to air, adding that "hats off" were due to Edwards. |
"Director had to switch to back-up system ASAP", he said. | "Director had to switch to back-up system ASAP", he said. |
Viewers on BBC One were played saxophone music for part of the delay, while on iPlayer an announcer apologised for the glitch. | Viewers on BBC One were played saxophone music for part of the delay, while on iPlayer an announcer apologised for the glitch. |
The BBC News Channel continued to broadcast Edwards live in the TV studio. | The BBC News Channel continued to broadcast Edwards live in the TV studio. |
At 22:04 BST, Edwards wished viewers a good evening and said: "A few technical problems tonight for which we apologise". | At 22:04 BST, Edwards wished viewers a good evening and said: "A few technical problems tonight for which we apologise". |