A job seeker from central Africa revisited his accidental moment of television fame this week, returning to the BBC to describe how he ended up being broadcast live on BBC News 24 in place of a technology analyst.
Guy Goma had arrived at the broadcaster on 8 May for a data support job interview when a producer called out the name of the scheduled guest, tech pundit Guy Kewney. Goma raised his hand, apparently assuming it was part of the interview process, and was fitted with a microphone and placed before the cameras before realizing his mistake.
He ended up fielding questions about the courtroom dispute between Apple Computer and the Beatles' music company Apple Corps. Goma later said he decided to press on rather than stop mid-broadcast: "I said, 'Okay, keep going and we will see.'"
Viewers noticed that the visibly uneasy man on screen looked nothing like the white, bearded, ginger-haired Kewney, who had arrived late due to bad weather and watched the mix-up unfold from the reception area.
A BBC spokeswoman confirmed Goma did eventually complete his actual job interview and was still awaiting a hiring decision. Kewney took the incident in good spirits, attributing the confusion largely to his late arrival at the studio.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this wire report, first published in May 2006, in its own words.