Since then, many leading BBC men have been shamed into taking substantial pay cuts, with the salary of the outgoing Today programme presenter John Humphrys falling by £110,000. Radio 2’s Steve Wright cut his pay by £75,000 and Jeremy Vine took a £150,000 reduction.

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The BBC’s annual pay disclosures only cover staff who earn £150,000 a year while working directly for the corporation.

They do not include presenters and actors who are employed by independent production companies to make programmes on the BBC’s behalf. As a result, many prominent figures associated with major BBC programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing, Top Gear and Doctor Who – which are made by the commercial BBC Studios arm – do not feature on the list.