Worst 9 BBC presenters of the last 10 years - and No.1 isn't Gary Lineker

BBC is the oldest and largest local and global broadcaster - employing more than 21,000 people in total. Though it's been embroiled in its fair share of scandals over the years, the broadcaster has also produced some of the most famous faces of all time. " data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-portal-copyright="Getty" data-licensor-name="Getty" />

Of course, with great power comes great responsibility, and not every presenter has struck the right chord with viewers at home. I decided to compile a list of my least favourite presenters from the BBC - based solely on presenting ability rather than any scandals they were at the centre of, because let's face it - we'd be here all day.

In one episode earlier this month, Fiona repeatedly interrupted Heidi Alexander, Helen Whately, Lisa Smart, Ash Sarkar and Matthew Syed as she was forced to break up a series of arguments. But it didn't sit well with me or with other viewers, with one fan fuming on X: "Just wish Fiona Bruce would STFU and let QT panellists speak unless they stray seriously off piste..."

Someone else complained that Fiona is a "terrible host" who "won't let people talk".

While her gentle demeanour is perfect for the country estates of the Roadshow, I firmly believe Question Time would be better suited to someone like Victoria Derbyshire.

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When one contestant was hit with the question: "In which Shakespeare play is Titania, the Queen of the Fairies, attended to by other fairies named Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed?", they gave the answer "Midsummer Night's Dream", which Myrie rejected.

While John Humphrys managed to strike up a rapport with contestants while maintaining that professional distance, Clive's strict schoolmaster presenting style makes the quiz show a difficult watch.

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A source told The Sun at the time: "Last year she was hugely hurt by unfair criticism about falling viewing figures - and felt she was thrown under a bus.

"The viewing figures were not as reported and she feels no-one backed her up and issued the correct viewing figures."

" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-portal-copyright="Getty" data-licensor-name="Getty" /> I've complained about Richard Osman's presenting style before, even before he launched his career as an author and landed his own Netflix adaptation. From the early days of Pointless, Richard seemed as though he was above it all, and he proved that to me when he ditched Alexander Armstrong to launch his terrible quiz show House of Games.

It's simply so smarmy. The show itself thinks it's so incredibly clever, while Osman sits on his proverbial throne thinking just how clever he has been coming up with it all. Even the prizes are branded with his own face.

Over on his podcast The Rest is Entertainment, he's been constantly lambasted for speaking over his female co-star Marina Hyde. Perhaps I've been oversaturated with Osman and his loud opinions, but he definitely deserves the fifth spot on this list.

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Her Sunday programme replaced The Andrew Marr Show in 2021, and has seen Laura confront political leaders from around the world. But during that time, the BBC has been forced to defend itself when viewers complained over and over. The most recent complaints came earlier this month when the show refused to interview Green Party leader Zack Polanski at the party conference.

The BBC said in a statement: "The reason Mr Polanski didn't appear on the programme the week of the Green conference was because of severe time constraints. This was because there were overlapping party conferences (it was the Conservative conference that week as well) and the breaking news of the synagogue attack in Manchester."

It doesn't stop there, though. Kuenssberg once had to cancel an interview with Boris Johnson after she accidentally shared notes with him ahead of the show - notes that were supposed to be an internal memo.

She was left "embarrassed and disappointed" by the blunder, and the interview was axed.

" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-portal-copyright="Getty" data-licensor-name="Getty" /> Naga Munchetty who receives the fiercest criticism on the BBC Breakfast team, I adore her. She brings a much needed spark to proceedings with her witty one-liners and terse interviewing style - unlike, in my opinion, Jon Kay.

Brought in to replace Dan Walker when he left for greener pastures (Channel 5), Jon struck me very much as an interim presenter - someone more along the lines of Ben Boulos or Nina Warhurst. Likeable enough, but not quite charismatic enough to host the show on a permanent basis.

It doesn't help that Jon is continually paired with Sally Nugent. While Sally is a good sport when it comes to, well, sports interviews, the pair of them often seem wholly uninterested when it comes to interviewing political figures or entertainers.

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