Tom Donkin was due to present the 2am bulletin yesterday but was instead caught up in an awkward gaffe.
A slight bit of camera confusion at the beginning of the broadcast left the journalist running across the studio to what he thought was the chosen position.
However, the camera had settled on one place which took Tom 12 seconds to realise.
The anchor soon returned on screen, only to face the completely wrong way.
But it was third time lucky for Tom who worked out which camera was live as he began to inform viewers of the latest Hurricane Irma updates.
Viewers took to social media to comment on the gaffe with one posting: “Wonderful car crash opening to BBC World News just now. Pick a camera, any camera.”
However, Tom, a BBC World journalist of nine years didn’t let the blunder bother him.
He replied to one Twitter user: “Thanks for tuning in apart fem some haywire cameras and lost guest – all went swimmingly!”
He added to another: “Thanks for tuning in – sorry for the wayward cameras.”
Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
