Terry Wogan has suggested that the most highly paid BBC stars should take a "responsible" 10-15% pay cut, arguing that high-profile presenters should not be exempt from public sector cuts.

The 71-year-old broadcaster said the BBC had to show solidarity during the financial crisis. "People are worried where their hard-earned money is going, and the BBC is a visible target," he said.

His comments came as the corporation's director general, Mark Thompson, said it would be "damaging and destructive" for the BBC to reveal how much its brightest stars were paid.

Only 10-15%?

I wonder how much he gets paid now and whether he would agree to this ten or fifteen years ago had a similar situation arisen...

I do, however, agree with him...

I agree with him. Though Terry makes more money as an agent than he does as a performer. He will be getting less but if his talent are not working he gets nothing.

All the big names who are paid vast sums of money are in a position that they don’t need to work. They certainly could afford a cut of such magnitude as their other interests will more than compensate them.