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'''John Mair''' was the Forward Planning Manager for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] in the weeks leading up to the premiere of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in [[1963 (releases)|1963]]. He was contacted by [[Donald Baverstock]] on [[16 October (production)|16 October]] [[1963 (production)|1963]] to come up with hard numbers about the potential [[special effect]]s budget for the programme. On the basis of these numbers, Baverstock made a more intelligent decision about whether he could increase the series' budget. ([[REF]]: ''[[The First Doctor Handbook]]'') | '''John Mair''' was the Forward Planning Manager for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] in the weeks leading up to the premiere of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in [[1963 (releases)|1963]]. He was contacted by [[Donald Baverstock]] on [[16 October (production)|16 October]] [[1963 (production)|1963]] to come up with hard numbers about the potential [[special effect]]s budget for the programme. On the basis of these numbers, Baverstock made a more intelligent decision about whether he could increase the series' budget. | ||
He and [[Joanna Spicer]] are thrown together by virtue of their respective offices, and at the behest of Donald Baverstock. They exchanged several memos in which they are principally concerned with discovering the true, exact cost of making this new programme. Together, they exert considerable pressure on the ''Doctor Who'' production team in [[October (production)|October]] 1963 to figure out a more rational financial path. For a time, their memos threaten to shut down production. ([[REF]]: ''[[The First Doctor Handbook]]'') | |||
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