dramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootagenews anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeakinginterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"cutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeaks“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)guest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectionweatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”split-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're livesegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”presenterawkwardlyhands overto theweathercameracuts topresentermid-breathsomeonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotpresentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilencepresenterstares intothe wrongcamerareporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingBBCNewssting playstoo loudunexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaoszoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobs“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”maryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroomreport beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”soundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecondnewsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowgraphicfreezes onscreen for afew secondsdramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootagenews anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeakinginterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"cutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeaks“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)guest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectionweatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”split-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're livesegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”presenterawkwardlyhands overto theweathercameracuts topresentermid-breathsomeonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotpresentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilencepresenterstares intothe wrongcamerareporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingBBCNewssting playstoo loudunexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaoszoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobs“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”maryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroomreport beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”soundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecondnewsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowgraphicfreezes onscreen for afew seconds

BBC News Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. dramatic headline followed by underwhelming footage
  2. news anchor does a serious nod before speaking
  3. interview ends with "we’ll have to leave it there"
  4. cutaway to footage of parliament while reporter speaks
  5. “we’re just getting this breaking news” (but it's not)
  6. guest clearly on Zoom with dodgy connection
  7. weather forecast mentions “sunshine and showers”
  8. split-screen interview where one guest clearly forgets they're live
  9. segment opens with “well, it’s been a busy day…”
  10. presenter awkwardly hands over to the weather
  11. camera cuts to presenter mid-breath
  12. someone walks through the background live shot
  13. presenter says "we'll have more on that story later"
  14. “this is the BBC News at…” followed by a jarring silence
  15. presenter stares into the wrong camera
  16. reporter stands in front of completely empty building
  17. BBC News sting plays too loud
  18. unexpected shot of the newsroom background chaos
  19. zoom-in on a map of the UK with red blobs
  20. “let’s bring in our political correspondent”
  21. maryam doing something random in the newsroom
  22. report begins with “it started as a normal day…”
  23. sound randomly cuts out for half a second
  24. newsreader repeats a name four times in a row
  25. graphic freezes on screen for a few seconds