BBC's D-Day coverage blunder as offensive remark heard off camera The BBC has apologised after presenter Kirsty Young was caught off guard when a man made a derogatory comment off camera. The anchor of the BBC 's D-Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen, which observed the 80th anniversary of the historic landings, was left stunned at the unexpected interruption. As Kirsty steered the presentation, video clippings of a military band's performance played behind them.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed "French a*******s" off screen, prompting the presenter to halt proceedings over the crude remark. At the time, Kirsty was paired with historian James Holland and Anthea Goldsmith, whose father is D-Day hero Theodore Iondies. The BBC has since issued a statement apologising for the mishap and explained the programme had been pulled off air.
A BBC spokesman told Express.co.uk: “We sincerely apologise for an inappropriate comment that was captured during live coverage of the D-Day at 80 event in Bayeux.
The programme is being edited and is temporarily unavailable on BBC iPlayer.” Kirsty Young halted the programme after the off-camera blunder (Image: BBC) The discomforting incident was shared on X, formerly Twitter, by television critic Scott Bryan, who wrote: "Not sure what exactly happened here during the BBC 's D-Day coverage. Yep.
You heard that right." Responding to Bryan's post, one viewer wrote: "I thought I misheard that." Another remarked: "This sounds pretty clear to me.
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