Yes an extremely contentious comparison and you cannot help feeling that someone within the Beeb is trying to fan the flames and for that I feel sorry.
The producers admission to A&E seems to be authentic but he may just have choked on his Smorgasbord...
It will be an unfortunate end to a most successful partnership but everyone is easily replaceable in the media and I think like many "stars" before him they soon lose sight of this.
