The identity of the BBC's latest star

Guy Goma was waiting in the reception area at the BBC's headquarters in
London the other day when someone came in looking for a guy named Guy.
The Mail on Sunday reports that Goma raised his hand, whereupon he was
"ushered into a studio and fitted with a microphone" for an interview.

The producer had the wrong Guy, and Goma was introduced as Guy Kewney,
"an IT journalist and founder of newswireless.net" who was scheduled for
an appearance to comment on a trademark lawsuit between the Beatles'
Apple Corps and Apple computer. The video (which you can download or
stream) is hilarious; the look of panic on Goma's eyes when he realizes
what's going on is priceless.

But he quickly regains his composure. "Were you surprised by this verdict
today?" asks the hostess? Replies Goma:

I am very surprised to see this verdict to
come on me, because I was not expecting that.
When I came, they told me something else.

Goma then answers a couple of more questions by talking about the wonders
of the Internet--a subject he knows something about, since, as Kewney
reports, Goma "was applying for a high level IT job with the BBC."

The producer who mistook Goma for Kewney obviously had no idea what the
latter looks like. Goma is black, a Congolese national, while Kewney is
white and bearded.

Ian J. Ball...

I love this story! :)