In an interview with Broadcast magazine, host of The News Quiz on Radio 4, Sandi Toksvig, railed against "testosterone-fuelled" panel shows. I agree. Television seems to be saturated with smug, borish men who are in love with the sound of their own voices, and I'm sick of it. It's even making me consider whether it's worth paying the license fee. The recent shambles with Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand just serves to further illustrate the point.

Sandi talked specifically about panel shows, saying, "Testosterone-fuelled arguments between the boys make it difficult. Women's jokes aren't about trying to top the last person or 'win' the game."

I've been particularly disappointed with Have I Got News For You recently. I've long been a fan – particularly of Paul Merton's comic magic – but recently Ian Hislop's smugness has grated, and this is because he's had nothing of any value to add. His sole value on the show is to add a touch of satire, being the editor of Private Eye. But when he is devoid of any interesting political commentary, we are left with simply his smugness.

Let's see something different from the BBC. It must move on and reflect the times and people of the country much better than it currently does (again as the Ross/Brand incident demonstrates): smug, self-satisfied, and over-paid men of a certain generation don't have all the answers, so why must we hear so much from them over the airwaves?