As mentioned earlier in the thread, Sky pay Henry FOUR MILLION for far LESS work. I wouldn't be surprised if BT sport or any of the other channels he works for actually double his BBC salary already.
The reason that the pay is so high is because Sky, ITV etc pay their stars WAY more. Calling BBC journalism the poorest of the poor is absolutely laughable, it's one of the very few remaining broadcasting institutions that invests heavily in quality journalism over viewing figures.
IF they are all PAYE salaries, it's amazing to think how much of that goes to tax. Brilliant in fact, and a good thing that they are made to pay people just like everybody else instead of letting them get away with paying **** all tax.