Technical issues during live television broadcasts are among the most stress-inducing moments some people will experience in their entire careers.
So imagine the chaos in the control room and studio at BBC News when the network suffered four minutes of sound and visual malfunctions during their 10pm news bulletin.
Some viewers simply had messages explaining that a technical glitch had occurred throughout the delay, with others even treated to a tasteful saxophone solo, according to reports.
But most were left watching on as anchor Huw Edwards sat at his desk, awkwardly awaiting the moment he could actually start the bulletin, as snippets of graphics and audio played at random times.
After staring aimlessly down at his desk for the first two minutes, Edwards could be seen taking to writing - or at least pretending to write - on a piece of paper until the issues had been resolved.
Once everything finally got underway at 10:04pm (local time), Edwards immediately got started on the news headlines before apologising for "a few technical problems" later in the broadcast.
A BBC News executive told The Guardian there had been a system crash moments before the programme was scheduled to start, and the delays were a result of having to swap to a backup system.
Edwards later tweeted a photo of a beer can, saying he was going to enjoy it after the error-ridden bulletin.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Edwards said he could hear pandemonium about 40 seconds before the show was due to start, and took "the most conservative approach possible" as he thought he may be on air - a hunch he was correct on.
He said it was something he had never experienced in 25 years of presenting.
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