BBC Wales weather woman Sue Charles was reading Thursday’s bulletin when the on-screen text made the worrying prediction
A WEATHER presenter was left red-faced when a subtitle blunder warned shocked viewers of “Nazi ghosts”.
BBC Wales weather woman Sue Charles was reading out Thursday evening’s forecast when the auto-subtitles told a worrying story.
Talking about the weather front moving through the UK yesterday, the ex-Radio 1 reporter said: “That cold front continues to move eastwards bringing some rain along those North Sea coasts.”
But the subtitles – used by people with impaired hearing – translated her words into “bringing some rain along the Nazi ghosts”.
Sue, who was sporting a polka dot green dress, was oblivious to the mistake.
But when it was later pointed out to her on Twitter, she joked: “Gosh. Need to improve my diction.”
She added yesterday: “Preparing the BBC Wales lunchtime TV forecast.
“Steering clear of North Sea coasts… Nazi Ghosts... Nasty Gusts etc.”
People were quick to chip in with gags on social media following the blunder.
Dr Rhys Jones said: “Thank goodness the forecast wasn’t hail.”
And Ronald James tweeted: “We have ways of making you wet.”
The mistake came about because of the auto subtitling which automatically transcribes the words it hears – instead of the words being manually put into subtitles.
It isn’t the first time the BBC’s subtitles have got it hilariously wrong.
In 2014, Auntie spelt the name of Manchester United winger Adnan Junazaj as 'Janet jazz jazz jam'.
And the broadcaster has also wrote pigs “nibble anything, even willies” – rather than “wellies”.
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