A respected journalist and Murdoch biographer has become the latest victim of a BBC guest gaffe. Michael Wolff, the New York-based author of Rupert Murdoch biography The Man Who Owns The News, was lined up for an interview live on the BBC's World News channel.
However, he somehow ended up being questioned on a topic he is not so well-versed in - baseball players. As the interview began, Mr Wolff at first remained silent when the presenter introduced him as Ben Walker, baseball editor for the Associated Press.
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But when his silence was put down to a mere technical error, the embarrassing blunder became clear. When asked if he could hear, Mr Wolff replied: "You know what it's even a worse situation than that, because I am not Ben Walker and I know nothing about baseball."
He began to speak again, but was cut off by the presenter who said: "I beg your pardon we seem to have the wrong guest", before moving quickly on to a story about the women's world cup in Germany.
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