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Purves also told ITV's Good Morning Britain today that it was a 'terrible decision' by the BBC last week to axe the Radio 2 afternoon show fronted by Steve Wright, 67, who will be replaced by Radio 1's Scott Mills, 49.
Another said: 'What is the management doing to Radio 2? First Simon Mayo, then Graham Norton, Steve Wright, Paul O'Grady. Who next, Ken Bruce?
Liza Tarbuck? We're losing the best. I don't want a 90s obsessed Radio 2 full of ex R1 DJs'.
'I mean I find the programme unwatchable now, and I think it's a great shame. People get used to a certain thing and they like the style, and because people get older I don't think they should just be dropped like that - maybe it should be their own decision.'
The BBC announced in September 2020 that former professional tennis player Barker would be leaving Question of Sport after 24 years, with team captains Matt Dawson, 49, and Phil Tufnell, 56, also departing.
Barker took over as presenter in 1997 from David Coleman - who died aged 87 in 2013 - but she was replaced in July 2021 by Top Gear presenter McGuinness, along with new team captains Sam Quek, 33, and Ugo Monye, 39.
Former Blue Peter host Purves, 83 - who was himself dropped from Channel 4's coverage of Crufts in 2019 after 41 years - has lamented the exit of Barker, 66, and arrival of McGuiness, 48, on the BBC quiz show.
And youranchortexts Purves said today: 'Often changes made for a reason doesn't seem to work. You've got to look at the lovely Sue Barker, she has been wonderful on the tennis and she apparently has said that she is standing down so we won't be seeing her there.
"I mean, just tearing my Achilles, my mom being sick, my mom passing, my grandma passed a year later, all this in the midst of COVID and at the same time, me going to chemotherapy, me sitting by my mom taking her last breaths wearing the same clothes for three days straight laying on the couch beside her."
Wall was traded to the Houston Rockets during the 2020-21 season as part of the trade for Russell Westbrook. He played in 40 games for Houston that season and then sat out last season while the rebuilding club looked for a trade partner.
PR experts have suggested that the reshuffle is all part of an attempt by bosses to effectively rebrand the station by replacing the 'old guard' - which includes Tony Blackburn and Craig Charles - with younger talent such as former Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills, 48.
He wrote 'If Fury and AJ aren't fighting then I'll step in. December 3rd is tight for me @Tyson_Fury, but @EddieHearn you can give your new best mate @frankwarren_tv a call and I'll take the 17th slot with AJ.
The hugely anticipated match-up between Fury and Joshua continues to frustrate fans, with the on and off again fight still not finalised between the two camps and broadcasters for the mooted December 3 date.
Ms Feltz (left) said she had to step down 'to catch up on a much-needed decade's deficit of beauty sleep' and use her 'energy-boosting shut-eye' to 'frolic with her fiancé Ben Ofoedu (right) who 'irritatingly remains 10 years younger than me'
Last week, experts claimed that BBC bosses are axing older DJs for likes of Scott Mills, DJ Spoony and RuPaul's Michelle Visage who will play hits from the 90s instead of the 60s in a bid to attract younger female listeners.
A third added: 'Another DJ quits... I rarely ever listen now, as it's become too woke. Seems that @BBCRadio2 is really falling apart and going down the pan! The BBC is certainly not what it used to be!'.
Ms Feltz said she had to step down 'to catch up on a much-needed decade's deficit of beauty sleep' and use her 'energy-boosting shut-eye' to 'frolic with her fiancé Ben Ofoedu 'who irritatingly remains 10 years younger than me.'
'Anyway, I always used to say I was running from the building and there was a great big bubble that would catch me on Oxford Street and bring me back like the prisoner, but it's not today and I can run free.'
Paul O'Grady (pictured while speaking on Instagram) said he quit his 14-year stint on BBC Radio 2 saying he 'wasn't really happy' as he was forced to share his slot with comedian Rob Beckett as he becomes the last star to leave the corporation
