Jeremy Clarkson suspended from BBC

ubersonic · 12 Mar 2015 at 15:26

mcm4mcm said:
They paid a lot to bring Top Gear back, and it was Clarkson that they wanted as he was from the original series.

Actually it was Clarkson who pitched new Top Gear to them, they had no desire to bring TG back, but he showed them the success he had had with his home videos and other shows and convinced them to let him do new Top Gear as entertainment with that style of format.

Aod · 12 Mar 2015 at 15:28

Deep said:
He said he doesn't like what it's become, which infers he probably doesn't watch it anymore.
That doesn't mean he can't voice his opinions.

Then why did he say:

joey1211 said:
Good riddance.

If you don't like something, you can simply not watch it, you don't have to wish for it's demise.

ElliorR · 12 Mar 2015 at 15:37

Aod said:
If you don't like something, you can simply not watch it, you don't have to wish for it's demise.

I agree. I can't stand soaps, reality TV or Doctor Who and guess how I deal with that? Yes, that's right I don't watch them and don't waste my time moaning about them. It's like Mary Whitehouse is channelling from beyond.

thep02 · 12 Mar 2015 at 16:22

Dimple said:
If Top Gear does get canceled I wonder how many staff will eventually lose their jobs plus all the staff that are kept in jobs by the export money?

Indeed it's a wonder the bbc isn't dead it's shot itself in the foot so many times.

Asprilla · 12 Mar 2015 at 16:34

Dimple said:
If Top Gear does get canceled I wonder how many staff will eventually lose their jobs plus all the staff that are kept in jobs by the export money?

Probably not many.

Most will be contractors being picked up for individual jobs. The production team will be permanent but the technical guys will generally be picked up as and when required.

Their office isn't huge.

No-one is kept in a job by the export money, whilst it sells well there aren't any BBCW roles that are related directly to Top Gear or rely on it exclusively (possible a photographer as TG didn't bother employing one BBCW had to get one to capture stills for promotional material).

SexyGreyFox · 12 Mar 2015 at 16:49

Asprilla said:
No-one is kept in a job by the export money, whilst it sells well there aren't any BBCW roles that are related directly to Top Gear or rely on it exclusively (possible a photographer as TG didn't bother employing one BBCW had to get one to capture stills for promotional material).

So where does the export money go?

thep02 · 12 Mar 2015 at 16:52

Dimple said:
So where does the export money go?

And a contractor without a contract is still unemployed.

Cosimo · 12 Mar 2015 at 16:54

Dimple said:
So where does the export money go?

http://www.bbcworldwide.com/annual-review/annual-review-2014.aspx

Castiel · 12 Mar 2015 at 16:58

So it comes to light that Clarkson was the one who informed BBC bosses about the altercation himself. No complaint has been made by anyone.

ubersonic · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:00

Dimple said:
So where does the export money go?

Well it's £50m a year, so 5,000,000,000 penny sweets?

ubersonic · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:01

Castiel said:
So it comes to light that Clarkson was the one who informed BBC bosses about the altercation himself. No complaint has been made by anyone.

You got some salt to go with that?, I mean sauce.

hellarda · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:04

Castiel said:
So it comes to light that Clarkson was the one who informed BBC bosses about the altercation himself. No complaint has been made by anyone.

source?

Django x2 · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:04

He must have a new book or DVD about to be released

Castiel · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:08

ubersonic said:
You got some salt to go with that?, I mean sauce.

hellarda said:
source?

The news.

Here is a printed source:

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/12/jeremy-clarkson-bbc-bosses-fracas-top-gear-suspension

Cosimo · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:11

Castiel said:
The news.

Which source?

Castiel · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:12

Cosimo said:
Which source?

I saw it on the news on TV. SkyNews or BBC24, whichever one was on in the background.

Anyway I've found a source by googling it.

thep02 · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:25

Bbc set to lose millions.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/11/bbc-jeremy-clarkson-suspension-top-gear

SexyGreyFox · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:32

Cosimo said:
http://www.bbcworldwide.com/annual-review/annual-review-2014.aspx

So basically it gets spent on other stuff so if it isn't there workers will lose out.

humbug · 12 Mar 2015 at 17:53

So its gone from:

Punched to Threw a Punch to Manhandled... whats next?

Derek W · 12 Mar 2015 at 18:02

humbug said:
So its gone from:

Punched to Threw a Punch to Manhandled... whats next?