BBC Breakfast viewers furious and say 'get a grip' as shows exposes blunder (Image: (Image: BBC))

BBC Breakfast viewers furious and say 'get a grip' as shows exposes blunder

BBC Breakfast fans were left unimpressed on Saturday (October 12) after a major blunder on the show was exposed - and some viewers were not happy with the reaction

by · Birmingham Live

BBC Breakfast viewers were left less than impressed after a mistake was highlighted on the weekend edition of the show.

The popular morning programme, featuring presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt, resumed on Saturday, October 12. The session included a transition to Samira Ahmed for the usual Newswatch segment.

A significant error made by BBC Breakfast in the week was discussed during the segment. The incident in question occurred on Thursday, October 10, when Charlie and Naga were conversing with meteorologist Carol Kirkwood.

An issue with the BBC weather app was addressed by Naga. It had mistakenly indicated hurricane-force wind warnings. Carol aimed to clarify the situation for the audience, reports the Express.

Samira spoke about the blunder (Image: (Image: BBC))

She said: "Yes, I'm afraid we do have a technical glitch this morning and my apologies for this." Moreover, she assured viewers, "Our technicians are working on it as fast as they can to sort it. But what you're looking at there, hurricane force winds are not happening, I stress that."

At the time, disgruntled fans expressed their concerns, contacting the BBC with their grievances. The Saturday, October 12 broadcast saw Newswatch host Samira Ahmed talk about the oversight, voicing the complaints of various individuals.

One viewer questioned: "Has someone pressed the wrong button?" Meanwhile, another speculated: "Have the Russians hacked the BBC website?" Additionally, a third person commented: "This could be scary, especially for older folk."

The blunder took place this week (Image: (Image: BBC))

She also posted a remark communicated to Newsnight from a BBC spokesperson regarding the lapse, which stated: "An issue with our third party supplier meant our weather app and website wrongly predicted hurricane wind speeds everywhere."

"We apologise for this and worked with our supplier to fix the issue as quickly as possible," they continued. But viewers venting at home were aggravated by individuals' responses to the error. On X, an individual remarked: "FFS......didn't people realise it was just a mistake on the BBC weather app?" Another chimed in with: "As if you believe those forecasts get a grip."

BBC Breakfast airs Monday to Sunday on BBC One.