This story is funnier when you see the video:

A computer expert has described his astonishment at seeing the BBC’s 24-hour news channel interview a taxi driver – in the mistaken belief it was him.

Guy Kewney – a white, bearded technology expert – was astonished to see himself appear on screen as a black man with an apparent French accent. He was even more shocked to see himself unable to answer basic questions about the legal battle between the Beatles’ Apple Corps and Apple Computer over the use of an apple symbol.

The poor cabbie was merely waiting for his fare at the BBC when he found himself being ushered into the studio to answer questions about Internet downloading, and the lawsuit.

It wasn’t until the live interview started when the cabbie realized it was a case of mistaken identity.  You’ll notice that he grimaces and opens his mouth to explain.  But before he can get the words out, the first question is fired at him: "Were you surprised by the verdict?"

Rather than embarrass the BBC, he muddled through:

"I’m very surprised to see the verdict come on me because I was not expecting that," he said in a heavy French accent, blinking in the studio lights. "When I came, they told me something else."

He then went on to give his views about the future of Internet downloading.

Watch the video here. 

UPDATE:  Okay, the details are becoming clearer:

(1)  He wasn’t a cabbie waiting for his fare.  He was a Business Studies graduate from the Congo.  He was at the BBC because he was applying for a high level IT job.  He thought that the interview was some sort of initiation prank or something, so he played along.

(2)  His first name was "Guy", like the Guy Kewney who was supposed to be interviewed.  That explains how the mix-up might have happened in the first place.