VERNON KAY'S BBC RADIO 2 SHOW CHAOS AS STAR SAYS 'THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE'

Vernon Kay's BBC Radio 2 show this morning (Thursday, June 27) could all too easily have had to be called to a halt after a technology failure left him resorting to using CDs. The 50-year-old radio presenter could be heard gasping in amazement as he exclaimed: "This has never happened to me, where the computer system has just failed!"

Even worse, he didn't know whether viewers could hear his song choice - The Who's 'Won't Get Fooled Again' - as the studio had been plunged into "deadly silence". While the screen in front of him seemingly confirmed that the song was playing, he could no longer hear it.

Appealing to viewers for help, he confessed: "I don't think it's playing out because it's gone deadly silent in the studio, which is quite strange... but I'm fascinated by it because these things excite me when things go wrong on air."

Fortunately, there were just 30 minutes to go before Vernon's set ended. However, Jeremy Vine, who'd arrived to start rehearsing for his own show which began at midday, was experiencing similar technical problems.

A member of staff was forced to rush in with a handful of CDs - a now outdated mode of playing music which hasn't been popular for decades. The use of CDs peaked in 2002 and began to decline the following year, as digital downloads and streaming services took over.

Although records are still a popular blast from the past with nostalgic music fans, the cassette tapes and then CDs which followed them are now virtually obsolete.

Vernon said he might need to resort to "chatting for 30 mins", before grabbing a CD and blasting out ex-One Directioner Harry Styles' track 'Treat People with Kindness'.

He chuckled that his Radio 2 team might also be "running down to the basement to get some cassettes and some MiniDiscs".

Meanwhile, Jeremy continued to "practise" his latest show for its midday debut, which included general election coverage and was also to see him donning an age simulation suit.

The suits give people an accurate simulation of what it's like to experience the issues typical of older age, including joint stiffness, loss of muscle strength, reduced coordination skills and eyesight woes.

For a moment, it had seemed as if his show might have been forced off the airwaves.

However, fortunately, the sound issues were resolved by 11.50am, meaning the show was only impacted for 20 minutes.

A BBC spokeswoman confirmed that the issue "was a technical fault which was quickly fixed" - and before long, Vernon was triumphantly exclaiming: "We're back up and running!"

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