{"id":137651,"date":"2023-09-19T12:52:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T12:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/?p=137651"},"modified":"2023-09-19T12:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T12:52:27","slug":"melvyn-bragg-says-gary-linekers-bbc-salary-is-27-times-his-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/world-news\/melvyn-bragg-says-gary-linekers-bbc-salary-is-27-times-his-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Melvyn Bragg says Gary Lineker&apos;s BBC salary is &apos;27 times&apos; his own"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Melvyn Bragg criticises Gary Lineker&#8217;s BBC salary being &#8217;27 times more&#8217; than his despite In Our Time attracting a similar sized audience as Match of the Day<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In Our Time presenter says the BBC is &#8216;in a fix&#8217; over disparity in star salaries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bragg has fronted In Our Time, which airs 1000th episode this week, since 1998<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Our Time presenter Melvyn Bragg has hit out at Gary Lineker&#8217;s salary as he claimed the Match of the Day star was paid 27 times more than him &#8211; despite attracting a similarly sized audience.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the Radio 4 programme&#8217;s 1000th episode, set to go out on Thursday, the 83-year-old radio veteran has questioned whether license fee payers are getting value for money from the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Viewing data from audience measurement body Barb shows that Match of the Day gets around 3million viewers across live broadcast and catch-up on a Saturday and around 2.5million on a Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In Our Time regularly reports weekly listening figures in excess of 2million people, and is also one of the BBC&#8217;s most downloaded weekly podcasts globally.<\/p>\n<p>The show, in which Bragg and guests discuss\u00a0philosophy, science, history, religion and culture, is also one of the most popular on-demand programmes among users of the BBC Sounds app, including among the under-35s.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/01\/75577131-12533585-image-m-83_1695083010883.jpg\" height=\"888\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Melvyn Bragg has criticised the way that some BBC stars are paid amid claims that In Our Time brought in a similarly sized audience to Gary Lineker&#8217;s Match of the Day<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/01\/75577129-12533585-image-a-84_1695083714584.jpg\" height=\"891\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary Lineker is the BBC&#8217;s top paid star, earning around \u00a31.35million every year for fronting Match of the Day<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/01\/75577127-12533585-image-a-87_1695083768375.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Melvyn Bragg said the disparity in salaries, despite similar audience numbers, highlighted how the BBC was &#8216;in a fix&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>BBC Sounds&#8217; top on-demand programmes\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Bragg &#8211; who is not directly employed by the BBC &#8211; says he is paid a fraction of the amount paid to ex-England footballer Lineker, who received an annual salary of around \u00a31.35m from the broadcaster last year.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Times, Bragg said: &#8216;I get about the same as Gary Lineker&#8230;it&#8217;s worth thinking about that, and the effort and energy that&#8217;s put into (our show).<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It would be great if he was paid what I was paid, that would be fine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s good, he&#8217;s very good&#8230;and I&#8217;m not using this to get at him. I just think this is an example of the way the BBC is in a fix.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Bragg also questioned whether some newsreaders were paid too much: News at Six and News at Ten anchor Sophie Raworth is paid between \u00a3365,000 and \u00a3369,999.<\/p>\n<p>Huw Edwards, currently suspended amid an investigation into his conduct, was paid up to \u00a3439,000 for a similar role that also saw him fronting major news events including the death of Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<p>Other top earners at the BBC include Radio 2 breakfast host Zoe Ball, who is paid around \u00a3980,000, and Lineker&#8217;s Match of the Day co-host Alan Shearer, who earns at least \u00a3445,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bragg, who will turn 84 next month, revealed in his interview with the newspaper that he had suffered some &#8216;serious moments &#8211; really, really critical moments&#8217; of poor health in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>He has previously revealed health scares including cancers, a collapsed lung, pneumonia and a hip replacement.<\/p>\n<p>The presenter has fronted In Our Time since it first began airing in 1998. The 1000th episode, airing on September 21 just after 9am, will tackle Ingmar Bergman&#8217;s 1957 film The Seventh Seal.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg has previously turned his ire on the BBC over a number of issues, once claiming the broadcaster typically portrayed working class people as &#8216;miserable&#8217; and &#8216;in despair&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He has also stated his opposition to so-called cancel culture, telling a book festival last year: &#8216;You\u2019re not allowed to talk about this or that because it is not politically correct and I am absolutely opposed to that. I think you\u2019re allowed to talk about anything.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lineker agreed to take a \u00a3400,000 pay cut\u00a0in 2019 amid heightened fury at the BBC&#8217;s salaries, at a time when free TV licences for the over-75s were cut and disparities in pay between men and women were highlighted within the corporation.<\/p>\n<p>In Our Time is not the only programme to prove unexpectedly popular with younger audiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is the fifth most-requested on-demand radio programme on BBC Sounds, behind two Radio 1 music shows, Elis James and John Robins&#8217; weekly slot on 5Live &#8211; and The Archers, which is thought to be a hit as farming and sustainability are seen as &#8216;cool&#8217; subjects with youthful listeners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12533585\/Melvyn-Bragg-criticises-Gary-Linekers-BBC-salary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melvyn Bragg criticises Gary Lineker&#8217;s BBC salary being &#8217;27 times more&#8217; 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