Comments: On the Beeb

"he was such a quiet boy"

That one is always a favorite!

Posted by karen on July 22, 2005 2:58 PM

Perhaps my "favorite" on-air journalistic gaffe occurred on the first anniversary of 9/11, when a live reporter began thus: "I'm here at Ground Zero, where the festivities are about to begin." That reporter was never seen again the rest of that morning. Or lifetime, I wager.

Posted by Frank Beekman on July 22, 2005 4:52 PM

It's time for the South London Action Girls Society to sort out these bloody terrorists . . . Dame Edna to the rescue

Posted by Eduardo on July 22, 2005 5:00 PM

Someone on the BBC website reported seeing his first "Don't shoot - I'm not Brazilian" t-shirt in London this morning...

Posted by fabiola on July 25, 2005 1:09 PM