newsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowreporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingreport beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”news anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeakingsoundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecond“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)guest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectioninterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"split-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're livepresentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"cutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeaks“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”graphicfreezes onscreen for afew secondscameracuts topresentermid-breathsegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”unexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaosBBCNewssting playstoo loudsomeonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotweatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilencepresenterawkwardlyhands overto theweatherzoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobspresenterstares intothe wrongcameradramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootagemaryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroomnewsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowreporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingreport beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”news anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeakingsoundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecond“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)guest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectioninterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"split-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're livepresentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"cutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeaks“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”graphicfreezes onscreen for afew secondscameracuts topresentermid-breathsegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”unexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaosBBCNewssting playstoo loudsomeonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotweatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilencepresenterawkwardlyhands overto theweatherzoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobspresenterstares intothe wrongcameradramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootagemaryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroom

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