Whilst airing utter shit such as 'Strictly Come Dancing' i'd have thought this statement would have been quite obvious!

The BBC is pandering to the dictates of overpaid presenters on whom it is wasting taxpayers' money, according to Sir Terry Wogan.

The veteran broadcaster launches the attack on his employer in a new book of essays about the television industry, the Sunday Telegraph reports.

Referring to the corporation's presenters, it said the "lunatics have taken over the asylum'' and that the BBC was paying huge sums to people who would prefer to work for it anyway.

But critics will point to Sir Terry,'s lucrative career with the BBC spanning four decades and that he is reputed to earn

Terry Wogan's

I think any quote from Mediawatch UK should be taken with a large pinch of salt.

They are the remains of Mary Whitehouse's organisation and continue her bigoted agenda.

These multi-million deals are not guaranteed. There are a lot of "ifs" written-in to the contract.

Would you turn it down?

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