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| Danny Baker 'hosts last BBC London show' | Danny Baker 'hosts last BBC London show' |
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| DJ Danny Baker has said he has hosted his last radio show for BBC London 94.9 after learning his daily programme was being axed. | DJ Danny Baker has said he has hosted his last radio show for BBC London 94.9 after learning his daily programme was being axed. |
| The presenter hit out repeatedly at the BBC during his two-hour show, in which he called his bosses "weasels". | The presenter hit out repeatedly at the BBC during his two-hour show, in which he called his bosses "weasels". |
| At the end of his show he said: "That's your lot. We don't want to leave but we're being told to by people we've never met who don't listen to [us]." | At the end of his show he said: "That's your lot. We don't want to leave but we're being told to by people we've never met who don't listen to [us]." |
| The BBC said Baker's show was due to finish at the end of the year. | The BBC said Baker's show was due to finish at the end of the year. |
| A spokesperson said she was not able to confirm whether Thursday's show was indeed the 55-year-old's last. The DJ's agent was also unable to confirm his departure. | |
| Baker's dramatic "exit" followed a series of tweets in which he revealed his show had been cancelled. | Baker's dramatic "exit" followed a series of tweets in which he revealed his show had been cancelled. |
| "Just been told the BBC London Show - the Treehouse - is to be shut down," he tweeted. "Saves BBC money apparently." | "Just been told the BBC London Show - the Treehouse - is to be shut down," he tweeted. "Saves BBC money apparently." |
| Earlier on Thursday, the BBC said Baker would be leaving his afternoon show "at the end of the year" and that he was "still very much part" of the corporation. | Earlier on Thursday, the BBC said Baker would be leaving his afternoon show "at the end of the year" and that he was "still very much part" of the corporation. |
| "We're currently in discussions with him about options for a weekly programme," its statement continued. | "We're currently in discussions with him about options for a weekly programme," its statement continued. |
| Baker quickly rejected this suggestion, saying he had not heard "a single word" about a new show. | Baker quickly rejected this suggestion, saying he had not heard "a single word" about a new show. |
| The dispute appears to have no bearing on the presenter's other role as host of a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 5 live. | The dispute appears to have no bearing on the presenter's other role as host of a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 5 live. |
| "As you may have heard, this show has been cancelled by the BBC," said Baker at the start of his Thursday programme, saying it had been "an honour and a privilege" to present it. | "As you may have heard, this show has been cancelled by the BBC," said Baker at the start of his Thursday programme, saying it had been "an honour and a privilege" to present it. |
| Throughout the programme he repeatedly said it would be his last show for the station where he has been a fixture since 2001, and that its cancellation had been motivated by financial considerations. | Throughout the programme he repeatedly said it would be his last show for the station where he has been a fixture since 2001, and that its cancellation had been motivated by financial considerations. |
| "This is the best show I'll ever do, but that is apparently not the point - it's about kowtowing to the reams of middle management," he said. | |
| In a second statement issued after the show, the BBC insisted the decision had not been "driven by savings". | |
| "All stations from time to time refresh their schedules and this is no different," the statement continued. | |
| Broadcaster Stephen Fry, actor Rob Brydon and comedian Ross Noble were among those to criticise the BBC's decision. | Broadcaster Stephen Fry, actor Rob Brydon and comedian Ross Noble were among those to criticise the BBC's decision. |
| The dispute follows the DJ's return to broadcasting last year after taking time off to receive treatment for cancer. | The dispute follows the DJ's return to broadcasting last year after taking time off to receive treatment for cancer. |
| BBC London's listener numbers have been falling in recent years - according to Rajar, the station had 374,000 weekly listeners in the last quarter up to September. | |
| It is a drop of 186,000 compared with the third quarter ratings for September 2010. | |
| The station's main rival, LBC 97.3, stood at 927,000 weekly listeners last quarter. |