Lewd call storm driven by 'salary envy'

The storm over lewd phone calls by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross may be partly driven by “salary envy and shadenfreude”, a senior BBC executive said today.

The storm over lewd phone calls by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross may be partly driven by “salary envy and schadenfreude, a senior BBC executive said today.

Radio 1 'Newsbeat' editor Rod McKenzie highlighted “synthetic” anger over the incident, insisting the corporation was being attacked by its “usual critics”.