BBC Radio 2 slammed for 'inappropriate' song choice amid D-Day coverage: 'They didn't think that through!'
BBC Radio 2 listeners have slammed the song choice used on the station on Thursday
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BBC Radio 2 listeners have been left up in arms following the decision to play a rather ill-timed song during its broadcast on Thursday morning.
Thursday marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day as the nation comes together to remember the heroics of the troops who fought at the Normandy landings and as such, BBC Radio 2 had plenty of coverage planned that it promoted on the radio station.
At around 6am on Thursday during Owain Wyn Evans' early morning show, an audio track listing what the corporation had for its listeners to mark the occasion played out.
Jeremy Vine was one BBC presenter promoting his show, telling listeners they'd be able to hear Vernon Kay live from Normandy and himself in Portsmouth later in the day.
"I'll be in Portsmouth, the city that was home to the operation's headquarters, telling the story of how the largest seaborne invasion came to be," Vine told listeners in the pre-recorded message.
But moments after the promo reel ended, the music resumed - but fans weren't expecting Destiny's Child track Survivor to suddenly play through their speakers.
Well, that’s quite a song choice. pic.twitter.com/1YzDcy1EPL
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) June 6, 2024
The timing of the track on a day the nation remembers those fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice eight decades ago was not lost on listeners.
TV critic Scott Bryan shared a clip of the moment on X, formerly Twitter, and captioned the post: "Well, that’s quite a song choice."
"I wasn’t ready for that," one unsuspecting listener replied before a second shared a shocked emoji with the caption: "They didn’t think that through."
"Omfg nothing could have prepared me for this," another weighed in before a fourth said: "Quite the song choice," alongside raised eyebrows emojis.
The BBC has since addressed the moment and admitted the Destiny's Child track shouldn't have been included in the day's playlist.
A spokesperson told GB News: "This song was pre-programmed into the schedule some weeks ago.
"It was an inappropriate track for today and shouldn’t have been played."
Unfortunately for the Beeb, it wasn't the first time it found itself facing criticism for inappropriateness regarding its D-Day coverage.
On Wednesday night, Kirsty Young fronted a special programme dedicated to the historic occasion titled D-Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen.
During the programme - which had been widely praised by viewers on social media - things went awry and the BBC was forced to issue an apology when a crew member was heard making an "inappropriate" comment.
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The BBC had previously had to apologise for inappropriate remarks during its BBC One D-Day show
BBCAs Young introduced a military band for viewers at home, she explained there was assistance for the visually impaired and handed over to Petroc Trelawny for commentary.
But as the band began to play live from the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Bayeaux, France, microphones picked up a crew member saying: "French a*******s."