Comedian Stephen Fry has led criticism of the BBC's Diamond Jubilee coverage, branding it "mind-numbingly tedious".

The broadcaster drew stinging criticism during the Thames river pageant with viewers attacking its "inane" commentary, camera angles and sound quality.

Stephen Fry .. hit out at the BBC's coverage. Credit:Justin McManus

With broadcasters struggling to cope with technical problems caused by bad weather - including the sound cutting out during musical performances - Fry chose to single out other aspects of the BBC's coverage.

The comments from the host of BBC panel show QI sparked an outpouring of criticism on Twitter.