split-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're liveweatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”newsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowpresenterawkwardlyhands overto theweatherBBCNewssting playstoo loud“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”report beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”someonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotreporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingnews anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeakingmaryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroom“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilenceinterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"presentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"cameracuts topresentermid-breathdramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootageunexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaosguest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectiongraphicfreezes onscreen for afew secondssoundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecondcutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeakspresenterstares intothe wrongcamerazoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobssegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)split-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're liveweatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”newsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowpresenterawkwardlyhands overto theweatherBBCNewssting playstoo loud“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”report beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”someonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotreporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingnews anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeakingmaryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroom“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilenceinterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"presentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"cameracuts topresentermid-breathdramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootageunexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaosguest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectiongraphicfreezes onscreen for afew secondssoundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecondcutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeakspresenterstares intothe wrongcamerazoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobssegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)

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