Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“No he didn't. He donated it to Children in Need once he realised he was paid.”
He didn't donate it, he waived it, once he'd been exposed by the press. How could he possibly not know he was getting paid for 27 years. It is totally incomrehensible!
Originally Posted by Only_You:
“My concern is that, although we can't really say for sure if Terry knew or not, the BBC, who created, hosts and produces this programme knew only to well they were paying Terry! BBC are at fault for this, not Terry IMO”
Oh please, the BBC to blame? So, linked with other suggestions in this thread, am I/we, to believe the BBC decided to pay Terry, Ask everyone else to do it for free, AND not tell Terry he was getting was getting paid. I know TW was loved by many but come on people, talk about head in the sand with this one. One final thought, who has ever entered into a contract (via agent or not) and not known the fee or if it's a charity gig?
Originally Posted by blueisthecolour:
“I see where you're coming from, but think of it this way.
I doubt the camera operators worked on the show for free, or the sound guys, or the people in the editing suite or anyone else involved in the production of it. £9,100 is a token fee for a nationwide presenter to receive for a show of that length. All of that came from the BBC, not Children in Need, and none of us have any idea of the amount he donated to charity.”
1. Camera Operators/Sounds Guys are not on anywhere near the salary TW is on.
2. Camera Operators/Sounds Guys are not raising their own profile, ergo, generating more work/income for themselves like TW was.
3. When TW tells us just £5 will provide a Mosquito net that could keep a family safe:- £9,100 seem like 1820 of nets (not a token fee)
4. No you're right we don't know how much he's given to charity, but we do know what he made on the back of it. How many of us have profiteered from famine. Because like it or not, that's exactly what he's done.