More BBC jobs for the girls?

The Beeb has revealed that its stars get paid a lot of money. In other news, the Pope is a catholic and you won’t be surprised to hear what bears do in the woods.

Had the BBC list of top earners revealed that Chris Evans earned a fiver over the minimum wage there’d still be irate TV licence payers kicking off.

That said, finding out the ginger Top Gear failure and Radio Two DJ raked in more than £2million at the licence payers’ expense was never going to greeted with a round of applause.

There are few of the BBC’s top earners that will escape the wrath of the public. And pointing out that these big name presenters earn far less than many high rollers on other independent TV stations probably won’t wash with majority.

Ant and Dec, James Corden and Simon Cowell do not have their snouts in the public trough, they are fed from the hands of the advertisers.

Revealing the BBC list of earners is a good move, but is unlikely to see their wages cut anytime soon, but it may see other, less well paid BBC employees, demanding a pay rise.

What is perhaps of greater concern, is the huge disparity between what men and women are paid.

There are no women in the top seven best-paid stars at the BBC. Claudia Winkleman, she of Strictly fame, sneaks in at number 8, but still only gets less than a quarter of Mr Evans’ pay packet.

Talent is, of course, subjective, but the lack of women in the list and the wage disparity between male and female presenters doing essentially the same job is a concern.

More jobs for the girls? The new Doctor Who is a good start - we only hope she’s on the same wage as Mr Capaldi.