The BBC has for the first time revealed the names of all stars who earn more than £150,000. Of the 96 presenters and performers listed, about a third are women.
ACTORS
£350,000 - £399,999
Derek Thompson, 69. Has played Charlie Fairhead, a senior nurse, in Casualty since it began in 1986.
£250,000 - £299,999
Amanda Mealing, 50. Plays Connie Beauchamp in Holby City and then in Casualty.
£200,000 - £249,999
Peter Capaldi, 59. The ex-The Thick of It star has just ended a four-year tenure in Doctor Who.
Danny Dyer, 39. Has played Mick Carter, the landlord of the Queen Vic pub, in EastEnders since 2013.
Emilia Fox, 42. Dr Nikki Alexander in Silent Witness since 2004.
Sir David Jason, 77. The Only Fools and Horses actor stars in Still Open All Hours.
Rosie Marcel, 40. Has played Jac Naylor in Holby City since 2005.
Adam Woodyatt, 49. As Ian Beale, the only actor to be in EastEnders continuously since it began in 1985.
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£150,000 - £199,999
Laurie Brett, 48. Plays Jane Beale in EastEnders.
Letitia Dean, 49. Has played Sharon Watts in EastEnders in three separate stints.
Tameka Empson, 40. Plays Kim Fox in EastEnders.
Guy Henry, 56. Plays Henrik Hanssen in Holby City.
Linda Henry, 54. Shirley Carter in EastEnders.
Scott Maslen, 46. Jack Branning in EastEnders.
Diane Parish, 47. Denise Fox in EastEnders.
Hugh Quarshie, 62. Ric Griffin in Holby City.
Jemma Redgrave, 52. Bernie Wolfe in Holby City. Has featured in Doctor Who.
Tim Roth, 56. The Oscar-nominated actor stars in the BBC’s Rillington Place.
Catherine Shipton, 60. Plays Lisa Duffin in Casualty.
Gillian Taylforth, 61. Kathy Beale in EastEnders.
Lacey Turner, 29. Stacey Slater in EastEnders.
PRESENTERS/CONTRIBUTERS
£400,000 - £449,999
Alex Jones, 40. The highest paid female star has hosted The One Show since 2010 and has hosted Sports Relief shows, Shop Well For Less, and Close Calls: On Camera.
£350,000 - £399,999
Tess Daly, 48. Has co-hosted Strictly Come Dancing since 2004.
£300,000-£349,999
Nick Knowles, 54. Hosts Who Dares Wins and, since, 1999, DIY SOS.
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£200,000 - £249,999
Gary Barlow, 46. A judge on and creator of the Let It Shine talent show.
Len Goodman, 73. Head judge on Strictly Come Dancing until last year.
Dannii Minogue, 45. Judge on Let It Shine.
Bruno Tonioli, 61. Judge on Strictly Come Dancing.
Alan Yentob, 70. Presenter of Imagine and former creative director.
£150,000 - £199,999
Darcey Bussell, 48. Judge on Strictly Come Dancing.
Mel Giedroyc, 49. Co-host of Let It Shine, host of Pitch Battle entertainment show, and host of Letterbox game show. Also presented The Great British Bake Off, though was paid for this through an independent production company.
Craig Horwood, 52. Judge on Strictly Come Dancing.
Paul Martin, 58. Host of Countryfile Summer Diaries and Flog It!
Simon Schama, 72. Has presented Face of Britain and will co-present a revival of Civilisations.
NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
£300,000 - £349,999
Eddie Mair, 51. Hosts PM on Radio 4 and sometimes presents Newsnight and Any Questions. Stood in on The Andrew Marr Show after Marr suffered a stroke. Joined the BBC in 1987.
£250,000 - £299,999
George Alagiah, 61. Main presenter of News at Six and of GMT on BBC World News as well as back-up presenter for the Ten O’Clock News. Joined the BBC in 1989.
Nick Robinson, 53. Now a presenter on Today, the former political editor has also been part of the BBC’s election coverage and contributes to Westminster Hour on Radio 3.
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£200,000 - £249,999
Victoria Derbyshire, 48. Has hosted Victoria Derbyshire on BBC Two since 2015.
Mishal Husain, 44. Co-host of Today and newsreader for BBC News and World News.
Martha Kearney, 59. Presenter of The World at One on Radio 4.
Laura Kuenssberg, 40. The BBC’s first female political editor took the role in 2015.
Andrew Neil, 68 Host of the Daily and Sunday Politics and of This Week. Former editor of The Sunday Times.
Jonathan Sopel, 58 North America editor for BBC News. Joined in 1983.
£150,000 - £199,999
Kamal Ahmed, 49. Economics editor for BBC News.
Jeremy Bowen, 57 .Middle East editor for BBC News.
Ben Brown, 57. Presenter for BBC News.
Mark Easton, 58. Home Editor for BBC News.
Gavin Esler, 64. Former Newsnight host and presenter of BBC News at Five and Dateline London. Quit this year.
James Naughtie, 65. Left regular presenting duties on Today last year after two decades and became a special correspondent.
John Pienaar, 60. Deputy political editor for BBC News.
Sophie Raworth, 49. Regularly hosts News at Six and has hosted Watchdog and Crimewatch.
John Simpson, 72. World affairs editor of BBC News and veteran foreign correspondent. Joined the BBC in 1970.
Kirsty Wark, 62. One of three main Newsnight presenters and has hosted documentaries including The Menopause and Me.
Justin Webb, 56. A main Today presenter and former North America editor.
RADIO
£500,000 - £549,999
Steve Wright, 62. Host of Steve Wright in the Afternoon on Radio 2, which was first aired in 1981. Also hosts Steve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs.
£400,000 - £449,999
Nicky Campbell, 56. Hosts the Radio 5 Live breakfast show and BBC One’s The Big Questions.
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£350,000 - £399,999
Vanessa Feltz, 55. Host of the breakfast show on BBC Radio London and the Early Breakfast Show on Radio 2.
Nick Grimshaw, 32. Host of The Radio 1 Breakfast Show. Took over from Chris Moyles in 2012.
Simon Mayo, 58. Presents Simon Mayo Drivetime on Radio 2 and Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review on Radio 5 Live. Joined in 1981.
£300,000 - £349,999
Lauren Laverne, 39. A host of Radio 6 Music and Glastonbury coverage. Has guest-edited Woman’s Hour.
£250,000 - £299,999
Ken Bruce, 66. Host of The Ken Bruce Show on Radio 2. Joined the BBC in 1978.
Scott Mills, 44. Host of The Scott Mills Show on Radio 1.
Trevor Nelson, 53. Presenter on Radio 1Xtra.
£200,000 - £249,999
Mark Radcliffe, 59. Hosts The Folk Show on Radio 2, Radcliffe & Maconie on Radio 6 Music, and Glastonbury coverage.
£150,000 - £199,999
Adrian Chiles, 50. The former BBC Sport presenter has hosted a number of documentaries, including Whites v Blacks: How Football Changed a Nation, and My Mediterranean.
Greg James, 31. Host of The Greg James Show, Radio 1’s drivetime show.
Shaun Keaveny, 45. Hosts the breakfast show on Radio 6 Music.
Moira Stuart, 67. Veteran newsreader does the bulletins on Chris Evans’s breakfast show on Radio 2.
Jo Whiley, 52. A music presenter on Radio 2.
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SPORT
£1,750,000 - £1,799,999
Gary Lineker, 56. The former England captain has hosted Match of the Day since the late 1990s and is the BBC’s second highest paid star. Also hosts football coverage for BT Sport.
£400,000 - £449,999
Alan Shearer, 46. The former England striker is a regular Match of the Day pundit.
£300,000 - £349,999
Sue Barker, 61. Fronts the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage.
£250,000 - £299,999
Jason Mohammad, 41. Hosts Final Score and sometimes Match of the Day.
£200,000 - £249,999
John Inverdale, 59. Part of the Wimbledon team and Radio 5 live host.
Gabby Logan, 44. The former gymnast hosts the BBC’s London Marathon coverage and Sports Personality of the Year.
£150,000 - £199,999
Jonathan Agnew, 57. Cricket commentator for BBC radio and Test Match Special.
Clare Balding, 46. Presents shows including Ramblings on Radio 4, Boat Race coverage, and Good Morning Sunday on Radio 2.
Jonathan Davies, 54. A pundit for rugby coverage.
John McEnroe, 58. Pundit and commentator for tennis.
MULTI-GENRE
£2,200,000 - £2,249,999
Chris Evans, 51. The BBC’s highest paid star is host of The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Radio 2. Hosted one Top Gear series but was paid via the commercially funded BBC Worldwide.
£850,000 - £899,999
Graham Norton, 54. Hosts a Saturday show on Radio 2 and Eurovision coverage. Also hosts The Graham Norton Show on BBC One, though this is made by his own production company.
£700,000 - £749,999
Jeremy Vine, 52. Hosts Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 and Crimewatch on BBC One, and also What Makes Us Human on Radio 2, plus Eggheads and Points of View. He is also part of the BBC’s election team.
£600,000 - £649,999
John Humphrys, 73. Long-serving presenter of Today and host of Mastermind.
£550,000 - £599,999
Huw Edwards, 55. Fronts the News at Ten and also the News at Five on the News Channel as well as big events and documentaries.
£450,000 - £499,999
Matt Baker, 39. Presents The One Show and Countryfile.
Claudia Winkleman, 45. Presents Strictly Come Dancing and hosted Film... on BBC One.
£400,000 - £449,999
Andrew Marr, 57. Hosts The Andrew Marr Show on BBC One and Start the Week on Radio 4. Pay fell by £140,000 after he reduced his work following a stroke in 2014.
Stephen Nolan, 43. Hosts shows on Radio 5 Live and on BBC Northern Ireland.
£350,000 - £399,999
Fiona Bruce, 53. Newsreader for BBC News as well as host of Antiques Roadshow, Fake or Fortune? and Hive Minds.
£250,000 - £299,999
Zoë Ball, 46. Hosts Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two and co-hosts game show Can’t Touch This. Presents a Saturday show on Radio 2.
Brian Cox, 49. Host of science documentaries including Force of Nature and The Entire Universe and also Stargazing Live.
Evan Davis, 55. A main presenter on Newsnight. Also hosts The Business Show on Radio 4 and Dragons’ Den.
£200,000 - £249,999
Mark Chapman, 43. Hosts Match of the Day 2 and sports on Radio 5 live.
Jools Holland, 59. Has hosted Later... with Jools Holland since 1992 and the annual Hootenanny.
Dan Walker, 40. Host of BBC Breakfast and Football Focus and sports presenter on Radio 5 live.
£150,000 - £199,999
Naga Munchetty, 42. Presenter of BBC Breakfast and cover as business editor for Newsnight.