BBC Breakfast viewers branded an obvious TV blunder as “aukward” after they spotted BBC bosses had incorrectly spelt a New Zealand city on air.
During Sunday’s instalment of the popular morning show, Roger Johnson was joined by Katherine Downes on the sofa as they updated viewers on the latest news headlines.
One of the biggest stories of the weekend was the significant damage caused to Tonga in New Zealand by a tsunami in the South Pacific.
It is thought the natural disaster was caused by a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific, although no deaths have been reported since the incident.
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Roger opened the segment, saying: “The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacina Ardedn says a tsunami has inflicted significant damage on Tonga following a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.”
Katherine reassured viewers saying: “No deaths have been reported but communication between the surrounding islands is difficult.”
It was at this point that the presenter looked to get a clearer understanding of what went on overseas, as she spoke to Professor Shane Cronin, a volcanologist at the University of Auckland.
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As the breakfast show went live to New Zealand to speak to specialist, eagle-eyed viewers couldn’t help but notice the spelling error on screen.
However, the TV company later managed to rectify the mistake while the pair spoke at length about the impact the eruption has had on the surrounding areas.
But viewers soon took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the hilarious blunder TV blunder online.
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One user penned: “”How does #BBCBreakfast spell Auckland? #aukward,” as another branded the TV moment “auckward …”
A third blamed the spelling error on “cost cutting” as another fan of the show recalled a similar incident just last month.
They tweeted: “They once had a lass from the BBC at a thing in the US and she pronounced it Connect-e-Cutt straight to camera about 75 times.
“I thought my head was going to explode,: she complained.
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But that wasn’t the only blunder the team experienced during this morning’s roundup after weather reporter Tomasz Schafenaker’s smartwatch went off while he was presenting the weather.
As the meteorologist started his weather report, the 43-year-old was soon interrupted as he started to receive notifications from his watch.
The device started to make loud noises throughout the broadcast as he rushed to silence it while he asked viewers to “ignore it.”
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But the TV co-stars couldn’t help but giggle as he excused his device, awkwardly apologising: “Oh dear, I’ve done this before. I though I’d switched it off.
“That’s a phone going off, watch going off again. Anyway, ignore that.”
Roger reassured the broadcaster, joking: “Don’t worry, it’s twenty past six in the morning – no one’s watching.”
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