Working 80 hrs per week is not illegal, the EWTD currently says a maximum of 56 hrs over a period of time.The period not specified.
Ther is no shortage of doctors in this country with unemployment in doctors increasing.
As to being paid danger money- be a surgeon. The risk of being exposed to HIV, Hep B and Hep C is there constantly and there is no insurance to cover that.
As to the figures being shown on the bmj website - remember 6 yrs at med school and then upwards of 8-12 yrs to qualify as a consultant and then you start on £65K and after 20 further years you might get £95K. Couple that with most doctors ending up with £20-25K in loans to get through med school and then further on going training costs not paid for by the NHS - totalling £2-3K and malpractice insurance and registration, the moeny does not go far.
Also, if you get on a plane every sodding airline in the world expects you to give your services free and not complain because you are a doctor, no I would be a pilot any day.
Pilots would like many people to be paid more but as I said before market forces dictate what you get. If you want more - strike but do not just whinge about it and if you want to compare yourself to a comparable proper profession then do a correct comparision