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(Common misconception, Grade had left the BBC by 1989. Jonathan Powell was the one responsible for cancellation, though Grade certainly got the ball rolling towards it.) Tag: 2017 source edit |
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[[Trix MacMillan|Trix]] once saw '''Michael Grade''' accosting [[waitress (The Tomorrow Windows)|a waitress]] at the unveiling of the [[Tomorrow Window]]s at the [[Tate Modern]]. He took two [[glass]]es, and, as Trix put it, "steer[ed himself] through the assembly like a [[shark]] in search of [[prey]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]'') | |||
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[[ | In the real world, [[Michael Grade]] was responsible for placing ''[[Doctor Who]]'' on hiatus in [[1985]], prior to its eventual cancellation in [[1989]] - however, in the DWU, there is no reference to Grade being involved; the short story ''[[Contributors (short story)|Contributors]]'' posits that the cancellation of ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' in 1989 was caused by [[Jay Eales (Contributors)|Jay Eales]]'s "fiendish" editing to the anthology ''[[Walking in Eternity (in-universe)|Walking in Eternity]]'' in the year [[2000]]. | ||
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- You may be looking for the real world Michael Grade.
Trix once saw Michael Grade accosting a waitress at the unveiling of the Tomorrow Windows at the Tate Modern. He took two glasses, and, as Trix put it, "steer[ed himself] through the assembly like a shark in search of prey". (PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows)
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In the real world, Michael Grade was responsible for placing Doctor Who on hiatus in 1985, prior to its eventual cancellation in 1989 - however, in the DWU, there is no reference to Grade being involved; the short story Contributors posits that the cancellation of Doctor Who in 1989 was caused by Jay Eales's "fiendish" editing to the anthology Walking in Eternity in the year 2000.
