TV bosses axe the people we want to watch
Hot on the heels of three football pundits being sacked by Sky Sports, the BBC sacked the presenter and both team captains of A Question Of Sport. All six were white, and seemed to be good at their jobs.
If this exercise is intended to alter the balance of white/BAME people on our screens, it is a clear case of racial discrimination. Positive discrimination is one thing, but sacking white people for being white is absurd. Phil North, Brigg, Lincolnshire
The BBC has done it again. A Question Of Sport’s host Sue Barker and captains Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson are being replaced. But these three people are what make the programme so entertaining – they have a great camaraderie. Has the BBC no common sense?
If the BBC is now charging older folk for TV licence fees, we should decide whose wages we want to pay. I would rather pay these three people than the likes of Zoe Ball, who unfortunately has made me turn off Radio 2 until 9.30am. Karen Hunt, Bingley, Yorkshire
The BBC seems to be going out of its way to alienate the public, who pay its ridiculous licence fee. Chris Sharp, Leeds
I used to look forward to Jeff Stelling’s Sky Sports show on Saturdays, when he was partnered by Matt Le Tissier, Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. But I certainly won’t be tuning in now with the new panel of Glen Johnson, Tony Pulis and Clinton Morrison. How long before Sky realises it’s dropped a clanger? Eric Hunter, Knottingley, Yorkshire
After learning how much it pays its top earners, we can now see why the BBC needs to withdraw free licences for most over-75s. To add insult to injury, it makes no secret it is trying to attract a younger audience. G. Speller, Watton, Norfolk
The BBC has announced it has given Zoe Ball a £1million pay rise. However, she has lost one million listeners since replacing
Chris Evans as presenter of the UK’s most popular breakfast show. Only the BBC could reward someone with £1 for every loyal customer they drove away. How do I apply for a job at the BBC? Angus Long, Newcastle upon Tyne
The debate about who or what should be on our television screens extended to Britain’s Got Talent when you reported last week that judge Alesha Dixon stated she will quit if
ITV apologises over Diversity’s reference to Black Lives Matter in a routine. I hope ITV has the guts to say what it wants without being blackmailed by a jumped-up celebrity. Linda Cragg, Grantham, Lincolnshire