Time for reform at BBC

IT IS not so much a question of equity of pay at the BBC with regard to stepping up that of some women to be on a par with men in relation to a similar employment description but rather a case of lowering that of men generally, then implementing the former.

Far too many persons are grossly overpaid at this institution; one which is ultimately accountable to the British licence payer.

Evidently though at present this does not appear to be the case, rather the management seems to be a law unto itself.

It is my opinion that the vast outlay in salaries would appear to leave an insufficient amount to actually finance programmes which, in the main at present, I would deem to be of a rather average nature.

Some salvation for me, however, is encountered by way of the occasional documentary on BBC2 and some of those very informative programmes on BBC4.

And like many of pensionable age, I find myself reduced to watching the news primarily, though rather than watch that at 6pm on BBC, much prefer to opt for that of Channel 4 an hour later.

Further, I would hesitate to criticise BBC Radio 4 and BBC 4 Extra as these do provide a selection of worthwhile programmes.

The news on the former at 5pm being rather outstanding.

So often we witness commentators on sport, football in particular, merely describing that which we can clearly discern for ourselves.

Perhaps they could take a leaf out of the book of the real experts who commentate with such panache on The Tour de France.

In any case I’m sick to death with regard to the BBC of the use of “thing” when they’re too lazy to seek the appropriate word or the endemic use of the adjective “INCREDIBLE.”

For goodness sake why can’t they think of an alternative, for much which is described as such, is most certainly not?

In the main then, for me there are a number of positive points with regard to the BBC but for an institution ultimately accountable to the tax payer a vast number of salaries are inflated way beyond the acceptable, many in fact surpassing by far that of the prime minister.

It is truly a time for a mammoth shake up.

It remains to mention that at least one is spared the advertisements and that a positive aspect of being disillusioned with TV in general is that it’s perhaps more likely, though inadvertently, to drive more of the public to participate both in reading and sports, as well as some other pursuits of a more healthy nature whether mental or physical. David Abbott Stoke Golding I WAS in Costa in The Crescent a few days ago and saw five men all wearing hi-vizs and hard-hats walk past.

When I left they were all at the flight of steps performing some sort of (I’m sure much-needed) repair.

Four of them were having a conversation and doing a lot of pointing. One was using the solitary spade they had brought with them. And people ask why the UK suffers from low productivity. P Davy