Janet jazz jazz jam, cat pornography and the Chinese Year of Whores: The hilarious and bizarre subtitle blunders that have left the BBC lost for words


Blunders have aired on broadcaster's News, Sport and Weather channels

One gaffe sees BBC welcome Chinese viewers into 'year of the whores'

Another features news report on pigs that 'nibble anything, even willies'


And footballer Adnan Junazaj's name translated as 'Janet jazz jazz jam'


Seventy television channels in the UK now provide a subtitling service

Last year, Ofcom demanded that broadcasters monitor quality of subtitles

BBC said it strives to keep mistakes 'to minimum' and 'improve accuracy'


By Sophie Jane Evans
Published: 12:47 BST, 15 February 2014 | Updated: 16:29 BST, 15 February 2014















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These are the hilarious subtitle blunders that have aired on the BBC - leaving both staff and viewers lost for words.


They are among many mistakes to have prompted a crackdown on the quality of subtitles - with a report set to be published by Ofcom this spring.




One gaffe sees the broadcaster mark the Chinese New Year by welcoming viewers into the 'year of the whores'.






Error: A reporter's comment that 'pigs nibble anything, even wellies' takes on a different meaning when the last word is substituted for 'willies'.

The mistake in 2011 later fuelled a Mock the Week subtitles gaffes segment

















The subtitling error, which happened during a bulletin at around 7pm on January 31, saw BBC News declare: ‘Welcome to the year of the whores.

People around the globe celebrate.'

However, the channel later insisted that the error was acknowledged and quickly corrected - to the 'year of the horse'.




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Another blunder sees a reporter's comment that 'pigs nibble anything, even wellies' take on a completely different meaning when the last word is substituted for 'willies'.


The mistake, which happened during a news report in 2011, soon went viral on Twitter - and even fuelled a Mock the Week subtitles gaffes segment.







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Shocking: A man sees his son Fraser's name changed to 'phrase whore' in one particularly toe-curling blunder












Not just the BBC: ITV has previously misquoted star Engelbert Humperdinck as 'engle Bert humper distinct'












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Victims: The BBC has previously referred to Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (left) as 'Mr Beryl Beryl', while Labour leader Ed Miliband (right) became 'Ed Miller Band' during one of the broadcaster's news reports



A consultation which started in May suggested that problems began when pre-recorded programmes were delivered to broadcasters too late to allow subtitles to be prepared in advance.

Ofcom will publish a report based on its findings in spring 2014, and use the evidence to decide is changes to the current guidelines are needed.

A BBC spokesman said: 'We recognise that subtitling is a hugely important service, and we endeavour to ensure it is as accurate as possible.

'As with all broadcasters, there are occasions - particularly during live broadcasts - when mistakes inevitably occur, but we do all we can to keep this to a minimum and are constantly striving to deliver a reliable service.'







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