BBC Breakfast pulled off air as host reveals ‘collapse’ in studio

BBC Breakfast descended into chaos on Sunday morning as the show was pulled off air.

The BBC programme shut down during a travel segment due to technical issues.

Roger Johnson and Sima Kotecha fronted the latest instalment of BBC Breakfast with Mike Bushell in Birmingham to give the latest Commonwealth Games coverage.

But they ran into trouble early on when a stand holding their equipment in place collapsed and computer screens came crashing down.

Roger revealed the incident happened and said studio crew scramble to fix the laptop stand as a pre-recorded travel segment aired instead.

He told fans on Twitter: "Running repairs to ⁦ @BBCBreakfast⁩ computers … while you’re enjoying The Travel Show! Back online for 7am"

One fan wanted to know: "have you spilt coffee over it again :-) ?"

And Roger replied: "🤣🤣 … in truth, the makeshift mini music stand, which holds the screen, collapsed!"

Someone else replied: "Bang!"

Sima shared the moment on Twitter too, writing: "Lovely to be back with @RogerJ_01.. it’s been a while.

"And thanks to these lads for their last minute DIY after laptop collapse - eek! @BBCBreakfast @BBCOne"

It came as Charlie Stayt was replaced by Roger yesterday in a last minute shake-up ahead of his usual Saturday morning slot alongside Naga Munchetty.

Naga, 47, and Charlie, 60, usually host BBC Breakfast together from Thursday to Saturday, with alternative presenters rotating in for Sunday’s show. 

Charlie had presented yesterday’s episode of BBC Breakfast, along with Naga, so many were surprised that he wasn’t on the red sofa this morning.