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EAGLE-eyed BBC News viewers called out yet another blunder as one host attempted to style-out a huge mishap. Viewers in Northern Ireland tuned into the politics programme, ' The View ' to get perspective ahead of the July 4 snap General Election . Longtime BBC presenter Mark Carruthers, 58, fronted the programme as he conducts a series of interviews with the leaders of the respective parties.

Suzanne Breen from the Belfast Telegraph and David McCann from Slugger O'Toole were also waiting in a different part of the studio. The host would first conduct his hard-hitting interview by the huge desk, but he would then move to a different 'bar' area of the studio to get analysis from his pundits. The first time the host wandered over to them, there were no problems as he made his way to the seemingly continuous set.



However, the second time he wanted reaction from his panel was a different story. After interviewing Jim Allister from the Traditional unionist Voice party, he again wanted to gauge reaction from the other studio guests. But when the studio camera moved to the round table, it seems the control room was not ready technically.

Instead of the slick matching set background, a huge green screen appeared in its place. Unfortunately it was not quite a blink it and you'll miss it moment, as the correct studio graphics did not show up straight away. Viewers were practically blinded by the blunder as the green screen was accidently exposed on air for a number of seconds before the.

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