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The Football Show · 24 October 2026
"The licence fee is a tax on watching television." Bernard Ponsonby and Peter Martin on the BBC: Alex Salmond, Nick Robinson and bias in the independence referendum, a senior ITN journalist comparing it to Northern Ireland, why live broadcasting is "no easy", and BBC spending, from "a dressing room with my name on it" to Gary Lineker's salary on Match of the Day. From Straight Talk, first published in June 2026.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 The BBC: "the flagship of integrity"?
0:19 "The licence fee is a tax on watching television"
0:53 Alex Salmond, Nick Robinson and BBC bias
2:06 ITN, Northern Ireland and loose language
3:49 Live broadcasting: "It's no easy"
4:40 BBC spending v the commercial sector
4:56 "A dressing room with my name on it"
5:37 Gary Lineker and Match of the Day salaries
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