The BBC, well known for its ability to waste licence payers' money, really out-does even its own reputation for waste with its coverage of the snooker world championship.
Having an assortment of expert commentators is fine; no one could expect the odd one or two to cover every match over a period of two weeks. In fact, having the mixture of Thorne, Virgo, Taylor and Hendry, plus contributions from Davis, Parrot and Docherty is pretty damn good. What is horribly unnecessary is having a main presenter, Hazel Irvine, plus a goon by the name of Rob Walker.
Hazel is a brilliant presenter, as well as being very photogenic, and her place is well deserved; Rob Walker's role as an introducer of the players is totally unnecessary and a complete waste of money. Either Hazel or one of the 'lads' could very easily perform that role and thus save the Beeb the £50,000 that Walker undoubtedly costs them. As well as any other considerations, Walker is a truly annoying individual who prompts me to turn off the sound as soon as he appears on screen.
Does the BBC not have any management accountants ? Does it not care about wasting money ? Does it ever think about the effect its presenters have on their audience ? Perhaps it really only worries about appearing to be as lavish as possible given that it does not really have to compete for funding.
Whatever the answers, the snooker coverage is a clear example of the way in which this bloated organisation flushes our money down the drain, day after day.
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