Sorry I should have made it plain. The fact that a BBC muppet has an I.D. card round his neck and was trained by the BBC did not mean he was working for them. Most presenters used to have their own company i.e. 'A general Widgett production for the BBC'. This all changed in 2017 when the employment laws changed. The BBC then became liable as an employer, and the s**t weasel's kicked everybody into touch who was not prepared to take the financial hit as a result. 'We've got to pay your N.I. and PAYE, so we're reducing your take home pay. (from naff all to less than naff all) If you kept submitting under 'General Widgett' you were not allowed to use BBC facilities.
Not all their fault admittedly, but guess which programmes were chopped first? Guess where the money went! The rest you know.
Sorry for being so miserable but it's not something that can easily be forgiven if you actually care about music.