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Originally Posted by garinda
The Independent reports on the BBC’s expenses bill, which under the Freedom of Information Act is open to public scrutiny. The corporation spent £19.5m on flights and £16m on accommodation. Director general Mark Thompson’s expenses bill apparently included £8.75 on a meal in a motorway cafe and £1.75 for a phone call.
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While I have a bee in my bonnet, the BBC paid Graham Norton 3.5 million pounds in 2003, when they poached him from Channel 4. They didn't even have a vehicle planned for him at the time.
In the time since then he's presented a disco dancing competition and a thirty five minute chat show, which started airing on Fridays this year.
Will this expense bring the Beeb more viewers? I think not.
The money could have been better spent nurturing new talent, but the BBC seems to think 'it's' money is better spent aping the more successful proframmes from independent television companies.