Last week the BBC interviewd the wrong man on a news programme:

From the Guardian.

BBC brings back wrong Guy to News 24

John Plunkett
Tuesday May 16, 2006


Goma: interviewed by Karen Bowerman on News 24 last week

A week after he was mistaken for an IT expert with a similar name, Guy Goma was back on News 24 today in an interview almost as painful as his original appearance.
Mr Goma's aborted interview with business presenter Karen Bowerman, who thought she was talking to Guy Kewney, will go down as one of the most embarrassing cock-ups in BBC News history.

But Mr Goma, who had turned up at the BBC for a job interview, proved he could see the funny side by returning to News 24 today.


"I was very shocked. I just thought, 'Keep going'," said Mr Goma, a university graduate from Congo. He said he was "still waiting for the result" of his interview to become an IT assistant.
Unfortunately, News 24 presenters Simon McCoy and Carrie Gracie appeared about as sure of themselves today as Bowerman had last week.

"Is there anyone else you would like to impersonate?" asked Gracie. Misunderstanding the question, Mr Goma replied: "Yes, I really want to work at the BBC."

And when Mr Goma mumbled a reply to McCoy's query whether "EU membership for Bulgaria and Romania is a good thing," Gracie asked: "Do you have an opinion on everything?" Mr Goma, understandably, was lost for words a second time.

Mr Kewney, the IT expert and founder of newswireless.net whom the BBC thought it was interviewing, also made a belated appearance on the news channel today.

Mr Goma, whose first language is not English, apologised to Mr Kewney.

McCoy also apologised to both men and to viewers for the bungle, which he said he hoped would not be repeated.

You can see the original broadcast here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCzaeeaHTi4&search=bbc