Sports commentators across the BBC network were said to be fuming today after the BBC disclosed the offensiveness level of golf commentator Peter Alliss. Full details of his casual sexism and 1960s golf club snobbery are to be disclosed over the course of the next 4 days live on air during the Ooen at Royal Birkdale. Insiders suggest that his gaffes and and patronising attitudes towards female commentators run into the thousands, rising even higher when off-mike comments are taken into account.
Fellow outspoken sports hosts were thought to be considering their positions, with John Inverdale, in particular, expected to ask for an uplift in the amount of locker room banter and general ignorance he can express on air.
'Presenters like Alliss expect to be rewarded with market-leading levels of offence', argued BBC Head Tony Hall. In these days of multi-media platforms, viewers can get their outdated views from a range of platforms, and a natural comparator for Peter is Jeremy Clarkson or Katie Hopkins'.
Alliss was unrepentant, arguing that he continued to provide good rudeness value to the licence fee payer. 'I remember when the clubhouse at Canoustie was men only' reminisced Alliss. 'Nice and quiet, lovely nine holes before a spot of lunch made by the little lady in the canteen. Happy days.'
