A radio presenter whose show included a discussion about how openly gay presenter Clare Balding could be ‘turned around’ is leaving Radio 5 Live.
BBC bosses had to apologise after Colin Murray’s
live Fighting Talk show included a satirical piece where comic Bob Mills was asked to justify the argument “Give me 20 minutes with her and I’m pretty sure I could turn around Clare Balding.”
Mr Murray is now leaving the show following to take up a new role at talkSPORT.
The section, called the Defend the Indefensible, aired on BBC Radio 5 Live last month and saw Mills describe Balding as a “horse woman” who “appreciates power between her thighs.” It was cut from the iPlayer version of the show and a BBC spokeswoman admitted they had “got it wrong” and it was “inappropriate”.
A BBC spokesman said the show will now continue with a new presenter.
Clare Balding, 42, entered into a civil partnership with Radio Four announcer and newsreader Alice Arnold almost seven years ago.