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| Huw Edwards mesmerises the nation during BBC's silent News at Ten | Huw Edwards mesmerises the nation during BBC's silent News at Ten |
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| Some said it was just the news bulletin we needed in the UK after a couple of months of terror attacks, an inconclusive general election and a feeling that the country was struggling to cope with the pace of events. On Tuesday night Huw Edwards opened the BBC’s flagship News at Ten with a stunning few minutes of mesmerising live on-air silence. | Some said it was just the news bulletin we needed in the UK after a couple of months of terror attacks, an inconclusive general election and a feeling that the country was struggling to cope with the pace of events. On Tuesday night Huw Edwards opened the BBC’s flagship News at Ten with a stunning few minutes of mesmerising live on-air silence. |
| Watching Huw Edwards do nothing on BBC news is kinda absorbing, like a lava lamp | Watching Huw Edwards do nothing on BBC news is kinda absorbing, like a lava lamp |
| This is the best news at 10 ever!!#bbcnews I'm Huw Edwards and I'm gonna pull a few faces in silence for a while | This is the best news at 10 ever!!#bbcnews I'm Huw Edwards and I'm gonna pull a few faces in silence for a while |
| Even Huw Edwards has given up tonight. Look at that face of disappointment. pic.twitter.com/1FqyQjgGe9 | Even Huw Edwards has given up tonight. Look at that face of disappointment. pic.twitter.com/1FqyQjgGe9 |
| BBC headquarters right now #bbcnewsten pic.twitter.com/UatJL0RBBA | BBC headquarters right now #bbcnewsten pic.twitter.com/UatJL0RBBA |
| People couldn’t help making political jokes based on the error. | People couldn’t help making political jokes based on the error. |
| "Huw Edwards" spends two minutes to find something positive to say about Theresa May and her Team and can't find anything resume broadcast | "Huw Edwards" spends two minutes to find something positive to say about Theresa May and her Team and can't find anything resume broadcast |
| For others, it reminded them of the famous scene in the movie Network, when the newscaster Howard Beale shouts: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this any more!” | For others, it reminded them of the famous scene in the movie Network, when the newscaster Howard Beale shouts: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this any more!” |
| Huw Edwards is mad as hell, and not going to take it anymore... silently.pic.twitter.com/RY8B0P5c7A | Huw Edwards is mad as hell, and not going to take it anymore... silently.pic.twitter.com/RY8B0P5c7A |
| It recalled some famous BBC News on-screen accidents of old. | It recalled some famous BBC News on-screen accidents of old. |
| That Huw Edwards bit reminds me of when the BBC's Simon McCoy mistook a ream of paper for an I-pad 😂pic.twitter.com/Mi9UsA28X0 | That Huw Edwards bit reminds me of when the BBC's Simon McCoy mistook a ream of paper for an I-pad 😂pic.twitter.com/Mi9UsA28X0 |
| Like this, was it? https://t.co/GMQOcBW4ou xx | Like this, was it? https://t.co/GMQOcBW4ou xx |
| The bulletin’s editor, Paul Royall, explained on social media that it was caused by a technical crash seconds before the show started, and praised the way Edwards coped with it. | The bulletin’s editor, Paul Royall, explained on social media that it was caused by a technical crash seconds before the show started, and praised the way Edwards coped with it. |
| FYI technical system crash seconds before 10. Director had to switch to a back-up system ASAP. @huwbbc doing great job #BBCNewsTen | FYI technical system crash seconds before 10. Director had to switch to a back-up system ASAP. @huwbbc doing great job #BBCNewsTen |
| At least, after the disastrous transmission, Edwards could see the funny side, retweeting this from the @HuwsAtTen parody account. | At least, after the disastrous transmission, Edwards could see the funny side, retweeting this from the @HuwsAtTen parody account. |
| Still better than ITV 😉 pic.twitter.com/b3hh8dBTTM | Still better than ITV 😉 pic.twitter.com/b3hh8dBTTM |
| And that beer at the end of the night was well deserved. | And that beer at the end of the night was well deserved. |
| I think I'm going to enjoy this little beauty after that Ten. Iechyd da! #bbcnewsten @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/FuU8zN6r5M | I think I'm going to enjoy this little beauty after that Ten. Iechyd da! #bbcnewsten @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/FuU8zN6r5M |