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23 hours ago, oowee said:

Worth every penny. Pay peanuts get monkeys. 

 

5 hours ago, Gordon R said:

The problem is that we did not pay peanuts, but still got the monkeys.

About 50p a day to listen to 6music! Billy Bargain, then natural world progs, Killing Eve, and numerous progs, films etc. from other channels!

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12 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said:

hello, as John McEnroe once said while playing tennis, YOU CANT BE SERIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is on £194k for 3 week work 

Everyone earning over £150k (excluding those that are self-employed)

Gary Lineker - £1,750,000-£1,754,999

Match of the Day, Sports Personality of the Year and World Cup

2017/18 figure: £1,750,000-£1,759,999

Chris Evans - £1,250,000-£1,254,999

Evans left the BBC and began working for Virgin Radio in January. So his figure reflects nine months of work on the Radio 2 breakfast show before leaving in December, and not his full annual salary.

2017/18: £1,660,000-£1,669,999

Graham Norton - £610,000-£614,999

BBC Radio 2 Saturday show and BBC TV fee for a range of programmes such as Eurovision - but not including his BBC One chat show.

2017/18: £600,000-£609,999

Huw Edwards - £490,000-£494,999

BBC News and and news specials. The BBC has previously reported he's taken a pay cut.

2017/18: £520,000-£529,999

Steve Wright - £465,000-£469,999

Radio 2 afternoon show

2017/18: £550,000-£559,999

Alan Shearer - £440,000-£444,999

Match of the Day and World Cup

2017/18: £410,000-£419,999

Andrew Marr - £390,000-£394,999

Start the Week, The Andrew Marr Show and documentaries

2017/18: £400,000-£409,999

Claudia Winkleman - £370,000-£374,999

Radio 2 show and various TV programmes

2017/18: £370,000-£379,99

Zoe Ball - £370,000-£374,999

Ball's figure will only cover what she earned for hosting the breakfast show in the first three months of this year, plus her earnings for the Saturday-only Radio 2 show she hosted prior to that. Strictly's It Takes Two isn't included as it's made by BBC Studios.

2017/18: Not on the list presumably because her then Saturday Radio 2 show didn't put her in the £150,000 or above wage bracket.

Jason Mohammad - £355,000-£359,999

Final Score, Radio 5 Live, Radio 2's Good Morning Sunday, Radio Wales, snooker, Commonwealth Games, World Cup

2017/18 figure: £260,000-£269,999

Vanessa Feltz - £355,000-£359,999

Radio 2 show, Radio London show, Radio 2 cover

2017/18 figure: £330,000-£339,999

Nicky Campbell - £340,000-£345,999

Radio 5 Live breakfast show

2017/18 figure: £410,000-£419,999

Stephen Nolan - £325,000-£329,999

Nolan Live, Radio Ulster show and Radio 5 Live shows

2017/18 figure: £400,000-£409,999

George Alagiah - £315,000-£319,999

BBC News

2017/18 figure: £290,000-£299,999

Nick Grimshaw - £310,000-£314,999

Radio 1 breakfast show and then moved to Radio 1 drivetime

2017/18 figure: £400,000-£409,999

Lauren Laverne - £305,000-£309,999

BBC 6 Music, Desert Island Discs

2017/18 figure: £230,000-£239,000

Gabby Logan - £290,000-£294,999

Various sports including athletics, football, rugby, Commonwealth Games and Sports Personality of the Year

2017/18 figure: £230,000-£239,999

Nick Robinson - £290,000-£294,999

Radio 4 Today programme, Political Thinking plus Panorama and news specials

2017/18 figure: £250,000-£259,999

John Humphrys - £290,000-£294,999

Radio 4 Today programme

2017/18 figure: £400,000-£409,999

Jeremy Vine - £290,000-£294,999

Radio 2 lunchtime show

2017/18 figure: £440,000-£449,999

Scott Mills - £285,000-£289,999

The Scott Mills Show on Radio 1, Radio 1 Breakfast Show cover, Biggest Weekend and festival coverage, Eurovision Song Contest

2017/18 figure: £280,000-£289,999

Dan Walker - £280,000-£284,999

BBC Breakfast, Football Focus and FIFA World Cup

2017/18 figure: £220,000-£229,999

Ken Bruce - £280,000-£284,999

Radio 2 mid-morning show, Friday Night is Music Night, Eurovision Song Contest

2017/18 figure: £300,000-£309,999

Evan Davis - £275,000-£279,999

Radio 4 PM, Newsnight, The Bottom Line on Radio 4

2017/18 figure: £250,000-£259,000

Jo Whiley - £270,000-£274,999

Radio 2 drivetime show and evening show

2017/18 figure: £170,000-£179,999

Sophie Raworth - £265,000-£269,999

BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten

2017/18 figure: £200,000-£209,999

Emily Maitlis - £260,000-£264,999

BBC Two's Newsnight

2017/18 figure: £220,000-£229,999

Mishal Husain - £255,000-£259,999

Today programme, BBC News bulletins, Radio 4's From Our Home Correspondent

2017/18 figure: £220,000-£229,999

Fiona Bruce - £255,000-£259,999

BBC News, Question Time

2017/18 figure: £180,000-£189,999

Laura Kuenssberg - £250,000-£254,999

Political editor

2017/18 figure: £220,000-£229,999

The rest of the list:

£245,000 - £249,999

Justin Webb
Martha Kearney
Simon Mayo
£240,000 - £244,999

Sarah Montague
Jon Sopel
£235,000 to £239,999

Sara Cox
£230,000 - £234,999

Mark Chapman
£225,000 - £229,999

Greg James
£220,000 - £224,999

No-one in this bracket
£215,000 - £219,999

Jeremy Bowen
Victoria Derbyshire
£210,000 - £214,999

Jermaine Jenas
Amol Rajan
£205,000 - £209,999

Louise Minchin
Katya Adler
Ian Wright
£200,000 - £204,999

Clive Myrie
£195,000 - £199,999

Fergal Keane
Mary Berry
Sue Barker
£190,000 - £194,999

Naga Munchetty
Charlie Stayt
John McEnroe
£185,000 - £189,999

Tina Daheley
£180,000 - £184,999

Annie Mac
Adrian Chiles
Mark Easton
£175,000 - £179,999

Nihal Arthanayake
Clare Balding
£170,000 - £174,999

Reeta Chakrabati
Simon Jack
Rachel Burden
James Naughtie
Jonathan Agnew
£165,000 - £169,999

Ben Brown
Trevor Nelson
£160,000 - £164,999

Orla Guerin
John Pienaar
Sarah Smith
Shaun Keaveny
£155,000 to £159,999

Jane Hill
Mark Radcliffe
Eddie Mair
£150,000 to £154,999

Joanna Gosling
Clara Amfo
Dotun Adebayo

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8 hours ago, Capt Christopher Jones said:

He is on £194k for 3 week work 

Everyone earning over £150k (excluding those that are self-employed)

Gary Lineker - £1,750,000-£1,754,999

Match of the Day, Sports Personality of the Year and World Cup

2017/18 figure: £1,750,000-£1,759,999

Chris Evans - £1,250,000-£1,254,999

Evans left the BBC and began working for Virgin Radio in January. So his figure reflects nine months of work on the Radio 2 breakfast show before leaving in December, and not his full annual salary.

2017/18: £1,660,000-£1,669,999

Graham Norton - £610,000-£614,999

BBC Radio 2 Saturday show and BBC TV fee for a range of programmes such as Eurovision - but not including his BBC One chat show.

2017/18: £600,000-£609,999

Huw Edwards - £490,000-£494,999

BBC News and and news specials. The BBC has previously reported he's taken a pay cut.

2017/18: £520,000-£529,999

Steve Wright - £465,000-£469,999

Radio 2 afternoon show

2017/18: £550,000-£559,999

Alan Shearer - £440,000-£444,999

Match of the Day and World Cup

2017/18: £410,000-£419,999

Andrew Marr - £390,000-£394,999

Start the Week, The Andrew Marr Show and documentaries

2017/18: £400,000-£409,999

Claudia Winkleman - £370,000-£374,999

Radio 2 show and various TV programmes

2017/18: £370,000-£379,99

Zoe Ball - £370,000-£374,999

Ball's figure will only cover what she earned for hosting the breakfast show in the first three months of this year, plus her earnings for the Saturday-only Radio 2 show she hosted prior to that. Strictly's It Takes Two isn't included as it's made by BBC Studios.

2017/18: Not on the list presumably because her then Saturday Radio 2 show didn't put her in the £150,000 or above wage bracket.

Jason Mohammad - £355,000-£359,999

Final Score, Radio 5 Live, Radio 2's Good Morning Sunday, Radio Wales, snooker, Commonwealth Games, World Cup

2017/18 figure: £260,000-£269,999

Vanessa Feltz - £355,000-£359,999

Radio 2 show, Radio London show, Radio 2 cover

2017/18 figure: £330,000-£339,999

Nicky Campbell - £340,000-£345,999

Radio 5 Live breakfast show

2017/18 figure: £410,000-£419,999

Stephen Nolan - £325,000-£329,999

Nolan Live, Radio Ulster show and Radio 5 Live shows

2017/18 figure: £400,000-£409,999

George Alagiah - £315,000-£319,999

BBC News

2017/18 figure: £290,000-£299,999

Nick Grimshaw - £310,000-£314,999

Radio 1 breakfast show and then moved to Radio 1 drivetime

2017/18 figure: £400,000-£409,999

Lauren Laverne - £305,000-£309,999

BBC 6 Music, Desert Island Discs

2017/18 figure: £230,000-£239,000

Gabby Logan - £290,000-£294,999

Various sports including athletics, football, rugby, Commonwealth Games and Sports Personality of the Year

2017/18 figure: £230,000-£239,999

Nick Robinson - £290,000-£294,999

Radio 4 Today programme, Political Thinking plus Panorama and news specials

2017/18 figure: £250,000-£259,999

John Humphrys - £290,000-£294,999

Radio 4 Today programme

2017/18 figure: £400,000-£409,999

Jeremy Vine - £290,000-£294,999

Radio 2 lunchtime show

2017/18 figure: £440,000-£449,999

Scott Mills - £285,000-£289,999

The Scott Mills Show on Radio 1, Radio 1 Breakfast Show cover, Biggest Weekend and festival coverage, Eurovision Song Contest

2017/18 figure: £280,000-£289,999

Dan Walker - £280,000-£284,999

BBC Breakfast, Football Focus and FIFA World Cup

2017/18 figure: £220,000-£229,999

Ken Bruce - £280,000-£284,999

Radio 2 mid-morning show, Friday Night is Music Night, Eurovision Song Contest

2017/18 figure: £300,000-£309,999

Evan Davis - £275,000-£279,999

Radio 4 PM, Newsnight, The Bottom Line on Radio 4

2017/18 figure: £250,000-£259,000

Jo Whiley - £270,000-£274,999

Radio 2 drivetime show and evening show

2017/18 figure: £170,000-£179,999

Sophie Raworth - £265,000-£269,999

BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten

2017/18 figure: £200,000-£209,999

Emily Maitlis - £260,000-£264,999

BBC Two's Newsnight

2017/18 figure: £220,000-£229,999

Mishal Husain - £255,000-£259,999

Today programme, BBC News bulletins, Radio 4's From Our Home Correspondent

2017/18 figure: £220,000-£229,999

Fiona Bruce - £255,000-£259,999

BBC News, Question Time

2017/18 figure: £180,000-£189,999

Laura Kuenssberg - £250,000-£254,999

Political editor

2017/18 figure: £220,000-£229,999

The rest of the list:

£245,000 - £249,999

Justin Webb
Martha Kearney
Simon Mayo
£240,000 - £244,999

Sarah Montague
Jon Sopel
£235,000 to £239,999

Sara Cox
£230,000 - £234,999

Mark Chapman
£225,000 - £229,999

Greg James
£220,000 - £224,999

No-one in this bracket
£215,000 - £219,999

Jeremy Bowen
Victoria Derbyshire
£210,000 - £214,999

Jermaine Jenas
Amol Rajan
£205,000 - £209,999

Louise Minchin
Katya Adler
Ian Wright
£200,000 - £204,999

Clive Myrie
£195,000 - £199,999

Fergal Keane
Mary Berry
Sue Barker
£190,000 - £194,999

Naga Munchetty
Charlie Stayt
John McEnroe
£185,000 - £189,999

Tina Daheley
£180,000 - £184,999

Annie Mac
Adrian Chiles
Mark Easton
£175,000 - £179,999

Nihal Arthanayake
Clare Balding
£170,000 - £174,999

Reeta Chakrabati
Simon Jack
Rachel Burden
James Naughtie
Jonathan Agnew
£165,000 - £169,999

Ben Brown
Trevor Nelson
£160,000 - £164,999

Orla Guerin
John Pienaar
Sarah Smith
Shaun Keaveny
£155,000 to £159,999

Jane Hill
Mark Radcliffe
Eddie Mair
£150,000 to £154,999

Joanna Gosling
Clara Amfo
Dotun Adebayo

well done for the list .. however it appears that the destroyer of moors and all that live in them isn't mentioned !

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14 minutes ago, Dibble said:

Yes! The people on the list are the good guys on PAYE not those fiddling the taxman by being paid via Ltd companies

Let me be clear, I am not a fan of the BBC, but...

...the BBC  (as do Commercial stations) buys in all sorts of product from Independent production companies (Clarksons Top Gear, etc., etc.), that doesn't mean the people on the list are the good guys, or any self employed/contractor is fiddling the Tax Man!

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The BBC are a publicly funded public service broadcaster.  There is a (I think generally agreed) view that as such they should;

  • Provide an unbiased news coverage about the UK and it's interests
  • Provide coverage of major events - Sporting, Royal, National (such as Remembrance), festivals, elections.
  • Provide mainstream public entertainment - which can include drama, documentaries, comedy, quizzes etc.

In addition, they should be unbiased in all things, political, discriminatory etc.  They should at all times and in all activities be mindful that it is license fee payers money they are spending and should spend wisely and provide good value.  The BBC also provides local radio and (limited) local TV coverage, which should conform to similar guidelines.  In addition it provides the "World Service" both as radio and as an 'on line' presence.

What they should not be doing (in my opinion) is;

  • Trying to compete with premium (i.e. paid by choice) providers for non national sporting events by entering bidding wars
  • Making expensive "vanity projects" (i.e. very costly new Eastenders set)
  • Trying to cover all minority interests (there are arguments about 'cultural' coverage)
  • Attempting to influence politics and other controversial issues (such as some environmental and similar issues)

In my view, it is important to have "good people" as hosts, presenters, commentators - BUT that doesn't mean that it is necessary to pay them all 6 or in a few cases 7 figure salaries.  That should be the territory of the specialist sports, political, etc channels were people choose to pay to receive a dedicated subject matter channel.

Just my views.

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13 hours ago, Gordon R said:

Problem is you can listen / watch any other channel for free. Why does the BBC not share the fees with other channels? Why do the BBC charge for watching ITV?

And yet your all probably paying up £90 per month for SKY TV? 

The arguments against supporting people’s Salaries, is rather amusing.

It would appear that it’s fast becoming “ if I don’t earn it, then why should anyone else do so” as a response to discovery of others earnings.

I hear it on almost a daily basis “ your not needed as planes fly themselves”, “ the computer does it all for you” - the reason I’m rewarded in the way that I am, is that I have a skill applicable to the job. It was the career path that I chose, just the same as Politicians chose their profession and so did those that chose ‘entertainment’ ! Hence they are ‘in demand’ and command the salary that they do. 

42p per day or a licence, I’ve just paid 85p for the local rag and it’s far less informative except for Ditchies lonely hearts advert in the classifieds

Frankly, we could all ditch our TV sets, sit back and enjoy the comedic banter of PW as it’s far more entertaining:-)

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Your assumption about me is incorrect. I do not subscribe to Sky TV.

In outside industry, firms pay whatever they need to do. The argument is that the BBC, a publicly funded body, pays salaries way higher than that paid to the Prime Minister. Their job is of less importance.

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13 minutes ago, Gordon R said:

Your assumption about me is incorrect. I do not subscribe to Sky TV.

In outside industry, firms pay whatever they need to do. The argument is the the BBC, a publicly funded body, pays salaries way higher than that paid to the Prime Minister. Their job is of less importance.

??????

The BBC pays what it needs to.

Loads of people earn more than the Prime Minister, footballers, Police chiefs, actors, bank executives, etc., etc., etc......with all due respect so what?

BBC salaries are well known for being LOW in the media market place.

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1 hour ago, Gordon R said:

In the examples you cite, only Police Chiefs are funded by the public.

????????????????

So what again?

You said outside industry!!!!!

I was not aware there was a rule that nobody, however they are funded, is worth more than the PM.

The BBC is well known for paying LOW wages in its sector, what is everyone problem?

 

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4 minutes ago, Dekers said:

The BBC is well known for paying LOW wages in its sector, what is everyone problem?

They may well pay low wages to the people who clean the studio, service the transmitters, cameras etc, type the scripts ........

However £1,750,000 is NOT low - and I suspect it isn't for very many hours either.  Is this a good use of what is effectively public money?   Well, I don't think so.

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1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said:

They may well pay low wages to the people who clean the studio, service the transmitters, cameras etc, type the scripts ........

However £1,750,000 is NOT low - and I suspect it isn't for very many hours either.  Is this a good use of what is effectively public money?   Well, I don't think so.

The BBC is well known for paying LOW wages in its sector, what is everyones problem?

That says what it says, the commercial Media sector pay more!   I'm not talking about the cleaners, I refer to those on the list!

For example Chris Evans got a big pay rise when he left the flagship BBC radio show (the biggest radio show in the country) and went to Virgin.

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2 minutes ago, Dekers said:

The BBC is well known for paying LOW wages in its sector, what is everyone problem?

That says what it says, the commercial Media sector pay more!

Not quite sure that I like the way this could be heading. If the BBC pay low, then perhaps they should pay higher so that they attract a better class of performer. Obviously, this would mean an increase in the licence fee. All those in favour, hands up.

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Just now, JohnfromUK said:

My problem is spending £1,750,000 of license payers money on one presenters wages.  It is excessive for what the person does and the responsibility he carries.  Simple as that.

Complain to the BBC then, he is worth what he can get, was Wayne Rooney worth £350,000 a week, many will suggest not, but those paying him decided he was.

You are of course welcome to your opinion, but it doesn't change the fact The BBC is well known for paying LOW wages in its sector!

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You cannot compare the private market, where anything legal (and sometimes illegal) goes, and profit is king! To the fiscal probity and accountability required from a publicly funded "service".............it's none of my business how private companies go about their business, as long as it's within the law....but it is my business how the BBC operate, and the wages they pay employees......because my money finances it/them!

If the BBC pay such poor wages....why work for them, rather than better paying employers? Why do millions of people choose to work in the public sector rather than for private employers?

 

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