BBC News Program Experiences the Most Awkward Glitch. Viewers of BBC’s News at Ten were entranced last night when a glitch in its system produced over four minutes of surreal beauty. As the program began, the usual opening rush of clips from around the world accompanied by dramatic music played. A breaking news graphic flew up onscreen and then there was silence. The host, Huw Edwards, sat at his desk, patiently awaiting his cue. Search metadata Search full text of books Search TV captions Search archived web sites Advanced Search.Weebly makes it surprisingly easy to create a high-quality website, blog or online store. Over 40 million people use Weebly to bring their unique ideas to life. You have not yet voted on this site! If you have already visited the site, please help us classify the good from the bad by voting on this site. But the cue was not coming. Instead, the breaking news graphic came up again.. B- roll footage from random segments randomly played and all the while we kept seeing Edwards at his desk, deep in thought. Around the two minute mark, the camera slowly zoomed in on Edwards in a moment that felt like a climax. But no, it snapped back to a wide shot and the idle host continued to contemplate the mysteries of the universe. Paul Royall, the show’s editor, tells The. Guardian that a “technical system crash” occurred just as the show was about to begin and a backup system had to be initialized. Another glitch occurred later on Good Morning Britain that was blamed on the system overheating. If you’re wondering why that lovely slow zoom occurred, it’s because the BBC uses a robotic camera system. In a blog post about the cameras, the network explains the two types of cameras it uses: Furios, which are fixed to a dolly and run on tracks, limiting their movement to side- to- side, and Shotokus, which are mounted on three wheels and can move freely across the floor. They can either be pre- programmed or controlled directly by a person. For his part, Edwards came out of this looking good. He didn’t get caught saying anything stupid and he didn’t pick his nose. ![]() He later told Radio 4 that he realized something was up about 4. Viewers loved it, tweeting their approval with messages like, “Watching Huw Edwards do nothing on BBC news is kinda absorbing, like a lava lamp.” And love it they should. Watching TV personalities when they don’t think they’re on the air is always fascinating. See it in full below.[The Guardian]. North Korea Appears to Challenge the US to a Dance Off In Latest Propaganda Video. Guys, I’ve got some good news. North Korea looks like it may have abandoned its plans to develop nuclear- tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles and is instead challenging the US to a dance off. At least that’s my reading of their latest propaganda video. North Korean state news agency DPRK Todayhas released a new video showing men dressed in fatigues dancing to upbeat military music. And while it’s not an explicit call for a dance- off between the US and North Korea, hopefully the two countries can put aside their differences and settle this with some sick dance moves instead of nuclear weapons. The video jumps from images of troops wielding intimidating weapons to footage of the men doing a somewhat less intimidating dance on a stage. Previous propaganda videos have been more about blowing up San Francisco and Guam. I mean, sure, it has plenty of explosions, but so does Transformers. And we’re not threatening to start a nuclear war with Michael Bay. At least that I know of. If the US wants to compete with dancing like that, it’s going to have to up its game. Propaganda videos released by the Trump regime in recent months have hardly contained any dancing at all, though Trump’s videos have clearly been inspired by Kim Jong- un’s over the top style. Seriously, just check out this video produced by the Trump regime after the G2. Hamburg, Germany—a conference where the American president was seen as not only isolated in the international community, but a laughingstock who let his unqualified daughter sit in for him at high level meetings. That’s some impressive propagandizing, but it’s not going to get us anywhere without some great dancers. The North Koreans aren’t messing around. If the US and North Korea are going to settle this thing peacefully, they better get to it. Time appears to be running out, with both sides showing off missile tests in an escalating and increasingly dangerous fashion. There aren’t many good options for the US right now. But at least with a dance off there isn’t any possibility of accidentally staring World War III. And make no mistake that WWIII is precisely what we’re talking about when we talk about military options on the Korean peninsula. Even Steve Bannon knew that. If nothing else, North Korea has at least given Hollywood an idea for the latest installment in the Step Up franchise. And that’s probably better than nuclear apocalypse.
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