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Twenty years ago, Guy Goma went for a job interview at the BBC...and found himself on live TV, introduced as internet expert Guy Kewney (who was still waiting at reception).

Mr Goma carried it off with such aplomb that the BBC didn't even admit there'd been a mixup until a week later. Hilariously, despite being neither Guy Kewney nor an internet expert, his prediction about music downloads has proved to be quite correct.

He has now written a book with the producer who collected him from reception, titled - of course - The Wrong Guy.
#GuyGoma #TheWrongGuy

Twenty years ago, Guy Goma went for a job interview at the BBC...and found himself on live TV, introduced as internet expert Guy Kewney (who was still waiting at reception).

Mr Goma carried it off with such aplomb that the BBC didn't even admit there'd been a mixup until a week later. Hilariously, despite being neither Guy Kewney nor an internet expert, his prediction about music downloads has proved to be quite correct.

He has now written a book with the producer who collected him from reception, titled - of course - The Wrong Guy.
#GuyGoma #TheWrongGuy

Guy Goma's Accidental BBC Interview Lives on After 20 Years

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/bbc-guy-goma-interview.html

#HackerNews #GuyGoma #BBCInterview #ViralMoments #MediaHistory #AccidentalFame

Guy Goma's Accidental BBC Interview Lives on After 20 Years

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/bbc-guy-goma-interview.html

#HackerNews #GuyGoma #BBCInterview #ViralMoments #MediaHistory #AccidentalFame

Guy Goma's Accidental BBC Interview Lives on After 20 Years

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/bbc-guy-goma-interview.html

#HackerNews #GuyGoma #BBCInterview #ViralMoments #MediaHistory #AccidentalFame

Guy Goma's Accidental BBC Interview Lives on After 20 Years

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/bbc-guy-goma-interview.html

#HackerNews #GuyGoma #BBCInterview #ViralMoments #MediaHistory #AccidentalFame

Guy Goma's Accidental BBC Interview Lives on After 20 Years

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/bbc-guy-goma-interview.html

#HackerNews #GuyGoma #BBCInterview #ViralMoments #MediaHistory #AccidentalFame

Accidental Celebrity Demands Royalties Two Decades Later

Guy Goma seeks royalties from BBC for his 2006 mistaken identity interview, claiming the clip made the broadcaster rich.

#GuyGoma, #BBCInterview, #MistakenIdentity, #Royalties, #ViralVideo

https://newsletter.tf/guy-goma-sues-bbc-royalties-viral-interview/

Guy Goma is asking the BBC for money from his viral interview that happened 18 years ago. The clip has been shown many times since 2006.

#GuyGoma, #BBCInterview, #MistakenIdentity, #Royalties, #ViralVideo
https://newsletter.tf/guy-goma-sues-bbc-royalties-viral-interview/