Complex sentence: Bannister's comments in the book "The Nation's Favourite" indicate that he feared Bates's supposed subversive influence rather than disliked his broadcasting style.He resigned before the station was able to sack him.
Split into simpler sentences: Bannister's comments in the book "The Nation's Favourite" indicate that he feared Bates's supposed subversive influence rather than his broadcasting style. Bates resigned before the station was able to sack him.