soundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecondpresenterawkwardlyhands overto theweathermaryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroomguest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectionsegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”cameracuts topresentermid-breathsplit-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're live“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilencesomeonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotdramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootagereporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingunexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaoszoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobsreport beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”news anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeaking“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)presenterstares intothe wrongcamerainterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"weatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”BBCNewssting playstoo loud“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”presentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"newsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowgraphicfreezes onscreen for afew secondscutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeakssoundrandomlycuts out forhalf asecondpresenterawkwardlyhands overto theweathermaryamdoingsomethingrandom in thenewsroomguest clearlyon Zoomwith dodgyconnectionsegmentopens with“well, it’sbeen a busyday…”cameracuts topresentermid-breathsplit-screeninterview whereone guestclearly forgetsthey're live“this is theBBC Newsat…” followedby a jarringsilencesomeonewalksthrough thebackgroundlive shotdramaticheadlinefollowed byunderwhelmingfootagereporterstands in frontof completelyemptybuildingunexpectedshot of thenewsroombackgroundchaoszoom-in ona map ofthe UK withred blobsreport beginswith “itstarted as anormalday…”news anchordoes aserious nodbeforespeaking“we’re justgetting thisbreakingnews” (butit's not)presenterstares intothe wrongcamerainterviewends with"we’ll have toleave itthere"weatherforecastmentions“sunshineand showers”BBCNewssting playstoo loud“let’s bring inour politicalcorrespondent”presentersays "we'llhave moreon that storylater"newsreaderrepeats aname fourtimes in arowgraphicfreezes onscreen for afew secondscutaway tofootage ofparliamentwhile reporterspeaks

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