âUgh! Who comes up with these crazy basket ingredients?â This is a statement that I commonly hear and read after watching an episode of Chopped. But the truth is, someone does have to research and choose what four ingredients will go into a Chopped basket â three different baskets per episode.
Among presentersâ salaries were six of more than Â£1million, while another 10 pocketed over Â£500,000 â just three fewer than last year.While the presenters were not named outgoing director Â­general Mark Thompson was paid Â£622,000 â down from Â£779,000, but still 15 times the pay of an average BBC employee.It is believed the top presenters may include Graham Norton and Gary Lineker, who both get about Â£2million a year.r Thompson is stepping down in September and will be succeeded by the BBCâs current director of Vision, George Entwistle. While sport on BBC1 was down from 697 to 580 hours and drama fell from 808 to 690 hours, entertainment rose from 585 to 709 hours and was also up on BBC2 and BBC3.
The BBC paid Â£22million to 19 stars who are all on more than Â£500,000 per year, according to accounts released today. The astonishing number is believed to include Graham Norton and Gary Lineker, on an estimated Â£2million a year each, and Alan Hansen, who earns a reported Â£1.4million.