Television has given us many things over the past year.
The UKsecond Season of Stranger Things. A fresh Twin Peakschapter. The sweet, dulcet tones of David Attenborough, gently narrating a bunch of new Blue Planetepisodes.
SEE ALSO: 10 of the most incredible moments from 'Blue Planet II'But forget about all of that for the moment, because television has also given us something else: a whole treasure trove of glorious viral moments.
From misfired questions to the one and only BBCdad, here's a roundup of the most laugh/cringe-inducing live TV moments from Britain in 2017...
Tom Donkin struggled to locate the right camera for a full 18 seconds, but he got there in the end.
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Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz instantly regretted his attempt to show viewers a photo on his phone.
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TV host Amanda Holden asked astronaut Tim Peake if he took back a piece of the moon during an interview on This Morning.
"So I wasn't in the moon, I was in the space station," was the astronaut's response.
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BBC Scotland weather presenter Kawser Quamer spent 70 seconds desperately trying not to laugh after one of the name captions went rogue during a weather reporter.
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Clear evidence that small children and live television do not mix well.
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Further evidence that small children and live television do not mix well.
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You may find the royal baby interesting, but Simon McCoy does not.
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'Megs! Megs! MEGS!"
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"That was a mixture of 'country' and 'culture', wasn't it?" said Naga Munchetty in response to Dan Walker getting his words nightmarishly fumbled on BBC Breakfast.
Good save.
John Boyega putting his head in his hands mid-interview pretty much sums this one up.
Never forget.
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