unexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaoszoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobspresenterstares intothe wrongcameraBBCNewssting playstoo loudgraphicfreezes onscreen for afew secondscutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeaksreporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingpresentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"split-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're liveinterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"dramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootagesoundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecond“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)newsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowsegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”report beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”presenterawkwardlyhands overto theweathercameracuts topresentermid-breathguest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectionweatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”maryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroomsomeonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotnews anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeaking“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilenceunexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaoszoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobspresenterstares intothe wrongcameraBBCNewssting playstoo loudgraphicfreezes onscreen for afew secondscutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeaksreporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingpresentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"split-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're liveinterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"dramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootagesoundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecond“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)newsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowsegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”report beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”presenterawkwardlyhands overto theweathercameracuts topresentermid-breathguest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectionweatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”maryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroomsomeonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotnews anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeaking“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilence

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