Weatherman becomes online sensation after drumming along to BBC News music

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Imogen Braddick15 April 2020

A weatherman sent viewers into a frenzy when he gave an impromptu performance on the drums to the signature BBC News theme tune.

BBC North West presenter Owain Wyn Evans shared footage of himself dashing to his drum kit after finishing his forecast so he could play along to the closing music.

The weatherman, who describes himself as "unapologetically flamboyant", has been forecasting from his Manchester home amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Posting the video on Twitter, he wrote: “When they said try working from home I didn’t realise they’d expect me to do the music too.”

In the clip, he tells viewers: “That’s the forecast, stay safe and I’ll see you soon.”

In the next shot he is then playing vigorously along to the famous theme while wearing his usual dapper three-piece suit.

After the video was widely shared, Mr Wyn Evans said: “We are all trying to find ways of keeping our spirits up during this difficult time of lockdown, and it is great that this has proved such a hit.

“It started out as a fun idea and has really caught on.

“The tune itself is obviously a bit of a banger anyway, and I knew it would sound brilliant on the drums.”

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Mr Wyn Evans started learning the instrument when he was eight and was a semi-professional drummer before he decided to go into weather presenting.

His drumming was met with amusement and praise by viewers and fellow presenters.

Channel 4 weather host Liam Dutton responded: “This is ace!”

And one social media user commented: “They need to replace the usual music with your performance permanently. That was fantastic!”

The clip has more than one million views on Twitter, with celebrities Gary Lineker and Carol Vorderman praising his efforts.

Among the thousands of responses from viewers were fellow BBC colleagues.

Look North cameraman Malik Walton wrote: "Simply the best thing I've seen this week, last week and next week."

BBC journalist Alasdair Gill tweeted: "Magnificent work."

The weatherman had previously attracted attention on social media when in 2017 to mark International Drag Day he created a Ru Paul’s Drag Race-themed weather forecast.

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