Overview
- BBC Radio 2 said the second hour of Elaine Paige’s programme went out as the wrong file, repeating the previous week’s segment.
- The broadcaster apologised to listeners, uploaded the correct episode to BBC Sounds, and said it is investigating how the error occurred.
- Listeners quickly flagged the repeat on social media, with some fearing for the 78-year-old host’s wellbeing when the show appeared to jump back.
- Elaine Paige’s Sunday programme is pre-recorded, so the station depends on scheduling systems to play the correct audio in sequence.
- Several listeners said similar slip-ups have happened before, which could prompt tighter checks on how Radio 2 loads and verifies show files.