The BBC has admitted it mistakenly labelled five-month-old footage as “live” during its new programme “Trainspotting Live”.
The show signals the rise of “slow TV” and hopes to soothe viewers with live footage of passing trains.
A spokeswoman for the BBC admitted Mr Snow’s comments had been made in “the excitement of a live broadcast.”
On Monday evening, Peter Snow, who hosts the BBC Four show with Dr Hannah Fry, remarked on the supposed live footage of a diesel locomotive: “We’ve just seen one going past.