@youngmafbog08.29.....You have said..."Like it or not, if the BBC didn't pay these sums, then the people concerned would work elsewhere"
Please smile when I tell you that a lot of the so called celebrities on the BBC work elsewhere whilst in employment with the BBC. Graham Norton is an example as, in addition to his earnings from the BBC, is paid, by his own Production Company, two million pounds a year for his chat show. Incidentally, the show is distributed by .. ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
For those like myself, who are appalled at the money which is wasted by the BBC, there are some interesting facts in the following link :-
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/bbc-rich-list-shows-highest-22688742
Hans.