BBC DJ apologises after dropping 'really loud' F-bomb live on air
One listener said the x-rated episode was 'worth the licence fee alone'
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A DJ issued a swift apology after screaming out a loud obscenity while live on air. Ian Skye was on BBC Radio Derby today (Friday, June 13) when he suddenly yelled 'ahh, f***ing hell!' just as a jingle started playing.
Minutes later, after playing a song by Kate Bush, Skye issued a grovelling apology. "I went on a course yesterday to learn to be better on the radio," he said. "I don't think they suggested suddenly getting unbearably agonising cramp and shouting really loud on the radio.
"I know, that's probably not what I should have come in and done today. Can I just say that if, before that amazing song by Kate Bush - I say if, you'd have to be deaf if you didn't hear a rude word - I really, profusely apologise.
"You know when something happens and it's just instinct? My very, very calm producer just said, 'you're still on the radio, Ian."
TV critic Scott Bryan tweeted about the incident with the words: "We now cross over to BBC Radio Derby."
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Sure enough, plenty of people saw the funny side, with Scott adding: "Don't listen to this one through your headphones."
Joss Waddy said: "Sounded like a man who suddenly saw the state of the whole world and it just hit him," while Broken Remote said: "Worth the licence fee alone."
Chris simply said: "Hilarious!" while The Russian Linesman said: "If you listen very carefully, you can just about pick something up around 11 seconds in..."
Not the first time
The episode has echoes of Maryam Moshiri raising her middle finger at the camera during a BBC news broadcast in December 2023. The clip, which went viral, showed her raising her eyebrows and tilting her head as she raised her middle finger at the camera for a few seconds as she came on screen as the intro music comes to an end.
It took her a few seconds to realise she was actually on air as she quickly pulled her hand away, made a serious face, and started reading out the bulletin.
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She later said: "Hey everyone, yesterday just before the top of the hour I was joking around a bit with the team in the gallery. I was pretending to count down as the director was counting me down from 10-0.. including the fingers to show the number. So from 10 fingers held up to one. When we got to 1 I turned finger around as a joke and did not realise that this would be caught on camera. It was a private joke with the team and I'm so sorry it went out on air!"
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