BBC Olympics presenter Dan Walker had to present from Copacabana beach while a very strange incident happened in the background last night.
After people on social media contacted Walker wanting to know what was going on, he said:
He then made an important clarification.
Just for clarification... they were reading a book!!! That couple were definitely reading a book 😂😂😂 #Copacanoodle
BBC Four's Olympic coverage is very eccentric. For example, between the sports they've talked a lot about the bright orange bins on the beach.
They also invented the hashtag #Copacabanter.
They then noticed that the beach binmen collect the bins at the same time each night, so they asked people to tweet in using a new hashtag called #Copacabinmen.
The binmen became an obsession with viewers.
A pigeon also once interrupted live coverage, leading to a new hashtag called #Copacapigeon.
They also kept zooming in on a man who they claimed looked like the British chef Antony Worrall Thompson.
And, amazingly, a bachelorette party invaded the live coverage and Walker interviewed the bride.
This is the beautiful moment when a hen party crashed BBC Four's late-night Olympic coverage.
“I want to say something for my husband,” Maria, the bride, told Walker. He replied: “A message for your husband? I hope he’s watching BBC Four.”
This led to her and all of her friends chanting the words "BBC! BBC! BBC! BBC! BBC! BBC!"
BBC Four's coverage of the Olympics > America's coverage of the Olympics.
Maria's mum, Hercilia, then appeared on the show a couple of days later and invited Walker to her daughter's wedding.
BuzzFeed asked Walker about his experience in Rio. He said: "That spot on the beach is the place to be. In the last 24 hours I've been stopped by loads of people wanting pictures. I thought it was because I look like this famous TV host in Brazil and they thought I was him but apparently they all like our show!"
