BBC stars have continued topping up their six-figure salaries with moonlighting gigs presenting corporate events between October and December last year.
At least four TV favourites earned over £10,000 for single paid events in November, according to figures released by the BBC.
The broadcaster, which shares its stars’ earnings quarterly, said 55 per cent of external events undertaken by staff involved payments of under £1,000 in the register shared on Thursday.
The figures show BBC Newsnight anchor Emily Maitlis, who is paid more than £325,000 annually, could have been paid over £40,000 last year after external events paid her more than £10,000 each in November and December.
The register, which has been published by the BBC since January, notes only if the fee was ‘above £5,000’, ‘below £5,000’, ‘between £5,000 to £10,000’ and ‘above £10,000’.
BBC Newsnight anchor Emily Maitlis (pictured), who is paid more than £325,000 annually, could have been paid over £40,000 last year after external events paid her more than £10,000 each in November and December
The figures show BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty (pictured), who is paid over £255,000 a year, could have been paid £50,000 after multiple events paid her more than £10,000 for a single event in November.
Mastermind presenter Clive Myrie (pictured), who earns over £205,000 a year, earned over £10,000 for hosting The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners in November
Ms Munchetty’s fellow presenter Dan Walker (pictured), who is paid more than £295,000 by the BBC. He was handed more than £15,000 following three paid events this year
Ms Maitlis earned over £10,000 to host the World Universities Insights Limited in November last year – and a month later was paid over £10,000 as a speaker at the Healthcare Financial Management Association in December.
BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty, who is paid over £255,000 a year, could have been paid £50,000 after multiple events paid her more than £10,000 for a single event in November.
Elsewhere, Mastermind presenter Clive Myrie, who earns over £205,000 a year, earned over £10,000 for hosting The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners in November.
Meanwhile, the presenter of the BBC’s technology programme Click, Spencer Kelly, earned over £10,000 for hosting Indian multinational information technology services, Tata Consultancy Services, in November.
Ms Munchetty was paid £10,000 in November as a moderator for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy. She was also paid between £5,000 and £10,000 the same month as a moderator at the Open Data Institute.
Other stars to earn up to £10,000 for a single gig include HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur, Maryam Moshiri, Clive Myrie and former The Independent editor Amol Rajan (pictured), who fronted BBC Two’s controversial The Princes And The Press documentary
Veteran broadcaster Andrew Marr (pictured), 62, left the BBC after 21 years in December, including 16 years fronting his long-running flagship show
Elsewhere, the broadcaster was paid less than £5,000 to work as an interviewer for Fane, and was handed another fee of less than £5,000 to host an event by England Golf.
In October, BBC presenter Sally Bundock was one of the few stars to earn over £10,000 for an external event. She was a moderator at the International Development Finance Club and World Federation of Development Financing Institutions.
Other stars to earn up to £10,000 for a single gig include HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur, Maryam Moshiri, Clive Myrie and former editor of the Independent Amol Rajan, who fronted BBC Two’s controversial The Princes And The Press documentary.
Another high earner is Ms Munchetty’s fellow presenter Dan Walker, who is paid more than £295,000 by the BBC. He was handed more than £15,000 following three paid events this year.
Mr Walker was paid more than £5,000 in January to work as a moderator for St James’ Place Management.
Ms Maitlis (pictured) earned over £10,000 to host the World Universities Insights Limited in November last year – and a month later was paid over £10,000 as a speaker at the Healthcare Financial Management Association in December
Ms Munchetty (pictured) was paid £10,000 in November as a moderator for theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy
In March he again earned more than £5,000 in a role as a moderator for Co-op and in May a gig hosting Best Companies made him at least another £5,000.
In May, it was revealed veteran broadcaster Andrew Marr, who left the BBC after 21 years in December, was paid at least £5,000 for a Zoom call with a wealth fund. The political interviewer received the sum for hosting an event, from the BBC offices, for investment management firm Brewin Dolphin in March.
Justin Webb, who earns more than £255,000 a year, had carried out four engagements in which he was paid more than £5,000 in the first quarter of the year.
In June he chaired a panel for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) for more than £5,000 and in July he received between £1,000 and £5,000 for chairing a panel for the Management Consultancies Association.
The BBC said: ‘All the events listed were approved prior to being undertaken and meet the BBC’s rigorous Editorial Guidelines. The External Events Register forms part of the BBC’s renewed commitment to ensure the highest standards of impartiality across the organisation.’