BBC One has gone down tonight.
The channel began to lose signal just after 7pm.
As the channel went down, it replaced moving images with smooth jazz music alongside a message which read: "We are sorry for the break in this programme and are trying to correct the fault."
Panorama had been on air at the time.
People were quick to share the news on Twitter.
One user wrote: "Absolute scenes in bbc one headquarters as people scramble to find Bob the IT guy who went for a fag break 45 minutes ago."
Another said: "BBC One’s new drama has got me GRIPPED."
A third joked: "BBC One is broken and this is honestly the best live TV I’ve had in weeks listening to the voice over guy panic whilst updating everyone."
And another said: "This is the most excitement I've had all week."
Some more reaction:
Waiting to see how this technical fault on @BBCOne plays out is one of the most exciting things to happen so far in this lockdown... pic.twitter.com/ic604IdmPf
— James Dunham (@jamesjdunham) November 16, 2020
Someone switch @bbcone off and on again. pic.twitter.com/ruA5Qibyei
— Annie McGuire (@Annie__McGuire) November 16, 2020
Why is the telly so much more interesting when something goes wrong. A mouse has nibbled the BBC one cables by the looks of it pic.twitter.com/sIiglRKJif
— Thomas Munns (@TomMunns1) November 16, 2020
2020 has claimed BBC One
— Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) November 16, 2020
The best thing about 2020 so far I think. #BBC #BBCone #BBC1 pic.twitter.com/rkLMLpS8GR
— NinaNoo (@NinaYNoo) November 16, 2020
BBC One is currently off-air
BBC has been contacted for a comment.
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