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In the autumn of '''1961''', Michael Barry, the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]'s [[Head of Drama]], resigned.  [[Donald Baverstock]] extended an invitation to [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Sydney Newman]] and he accepted in this year.  He would not take up his position until [[1962]], however, because he remained under contract with {{w|Associated British Corpration|ABC Television}} until 1962.
In the autumn of '''1961''', Michael Barry, the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]'s [[Head of Drama]], resigned.  [[Donald Baverstock]] extended an invitation to [[Sydney Newman]] to replace Barry. Although the [[Canada|Canadian]] accepted the position of Head of Drama in this year, he was unable to formally undertake the position until [[1962 (production)|1962]], because he remained under contract with {{w|Associated British Corpration|ABC Television}} until 1962.
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In the autumn of 1961, Michael Barry, the BBC's Head of Drama, resigned. Donald Baverstock extended an invitation to Sydney Newman to replace Barry. Although the Canadian accepted the position of Head of Drama in this year, he was unable to formally undertake the position until 1962, because he remained under contract with ABC Television until 1962.