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BBC One's Andrew Marr Show late on air amid technical glitches

‘Gremlins’ blamed as flagship Sunday political show is delayed by 10 minutes

The Andrew Marr Show was beset by technical glitches that forced the flagship BBC political programme to start 10 minutes late.

With Mishal Husain standing in for Marr, the team were forced to move studios at the last minute on Sunday. Problems continued after the programme started, with the BBC journalist Chris Mason having to abandon the news headlines due to “gremlins”.

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from Culture | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Wc2InS

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