In a series of gaffes on the corporation’s popular The One Show, the 51 year-old suggested that public sector workers should be shot dead in front of their families.
The veteran television presenter and newspaper columnist, whose show is broadcast on BBC Two, also complained about being delayed by people throwing themselves in front of trains.
The public broadcaster issued a swift on-air apology, saying he sometimes overstepped the mark in his quest for "comic" value. Source