BBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt forced to issue an apology after huge blunder discussing the late Gene Hackman
Daily MailBBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt was forced to issue an apology during Friday's show after a technical blunder derailed a report about the late Gene Hackman. Yet a technical blunder meant the photograph remained on screens as Charlie moved onto the next item - a controversial BBC documentary about Gaza which was narrated by the son of a senior Hamas leader. Viewers were shown a picture of Gene as Charlie began: 'The BBC has apologised for serious flaws in the production of a documentary about the war in Gaza.' BBC Breakfast 's Charlie Stayt was forced to issue an apology during Friday's show after a technical blunder derailed a report about the late Gene Hackman Viewers were shown a picture of Gene as Charlie began a report on the BBC apologising for a controversial documentary about Gaza The image then came off the screen but as Charlie began to discuss the documentary again another technical issue flashed to a reporter in Kyiv waiting to do his report.
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