On 29/09/2013 21:40, Jake wrote:
Percy Thrower was sacked for less! He didn't promote anything during a
GW programme.

Actually NO
The BBC summarily dropped Thrower when in 1975 he agreed to a contract
with Plant Protection, a subsidiary of ICI, for a series of commercials.
He did this in the full knowledge of what the repercussions would be
with the BBC, and later said it was the best contract he ever signed.