BBC ’s A Question of Sport launched an SOS petition to “Save Our Sue” last night. And newsreader Alastair Stewart led a backlash against the decision to axe Sue Barker, 64, and team captains Matt Dawson, 47, and Phil Tufnell, 54.The 68-year-old ITV presenter tweeted: “Its ridiculous.
I can’t recall an episode when they were anything short of brilliant.“This, as other presenters are promoted well before their time, risks TV being seen as having lost its way.
The simple fact is that Sue Barker is a brilliant, popular, knowledgeable presenter.“When programme makers put box-ticking and quotas ahead of talent and merit, you risk poor programmes, poorly presented.”Alastair urged the public to lobby new BBC director general Tim Davie, saying: “I.
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