The BBC announced the sacking of Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills earlier today following allegations regarding his "personal conduct". According to reports, claims against the 53-year-old relate to a historic relationship from over a decade ago. Scott must have been blindsided by the BBC's decision to let him go as he signed off his radio show last Tuesday with the words 'See you tomorrow', but never returned to the studio.

He's the latest in a string of high-profile names at the BBC to be shown the door - with Scott's coming just before the licence fee increases from £174.50 to £180.00 per year from April 1. The pricey licence fee hasn't been popular for years, and surely it's finished in the wake of Scott's shock sacking. He was one of the Beeb's highest-paid presenters, with his 2024-2025 taxpayer-funded salary revealed to be between £355,000 and £359,999.

While we don't know exactly what he's done, the BBC issued a statement today which said: "While we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted to work with the BBC."

Scott is yet to release a statement on his sacking, but it comes just days after a Channel 5 documentary about the downfall of veteran BBC presenter Huw Edwards was released.

News At 10 reporter Huw officially "resigned" on medical grounds in April 2024, but his departure followed a huge scandal as he was later arrested for making indecent images of children.

This culminated in a suspended prison sentence and the BBC demanding he return his hefty £200,000 salary from the period following his arrest.

That same year, BBC Radio Suffolk presenter James Hazell was dismissed for gross misconduct following inappropriate sexual comments toward colleagues.

In addition, The One Show and Match Of The Day's Jermaine Jenas was dropped for his "inappropriate behaviour involving explicit digital communications in 2024.

More recently, MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace was sacked after an investigation into over 40 allegations of misconduct.

They included claims of inappropriate sexual language and physical contact toward staff and contestants.

He said in a statement last summer when the bombshell dropped: "I never set out to harm or humiliate. I always tried to bring warmth and support to MasterChef, on screen and off."

In response to Gregg's sacking, the BBC said: "We accept more could and should have been done sooner."

So the question now remains: how many more presenters need to be sacked before the TV licence is scrapped?

The BBC is losing all credibility it once had. Something drastic needs to change if the corporation wants to keep its paying viewers - there are only so many scandals a company can take before it implodes.