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Whitaker was clearly one of the people who knew how to get things done in the Corporation. He had been the first person to deliver any specifics about what ''Doctor Who'' would be in practical terms. His [[26 April (production)|26 April]] memo — a reply to a query intended for Donald Wilson — set out the general recording schedule, were the show picked up as a year round concern. The memo also establsihed an initial budget of £2300/episode and £500 for the building of the as-yet-unnamed [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. | Whitaker was clearly one of the people who knew how to get things done in the Corporation. He had been the first person to deliver any specifics about what ''Doctor Who'' would be in practical terms. His [[26 April (production)|26 April]] memo — a reply to a query intended for Donald Wilson — set out the general recording schedule, were the show picked up as a year round concern. The memo also establsihed an initial budget of £2300/episode and £500 for the building of the as-yet-unnamed [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. | ||
He was also a key player in the battle through [[season 1]] of where, exactly, ''Doctor Who'' would be recorded. He offered a sympathetic ear to the complaints of [[Rex Tucker]], [[Verity Lambert]] and [[David Whitaker]] (no relation) of the unsuitability of [[Lime Grove Studios]] for ''Doctor Who''. Perhaps because his boss, Donald Wilson, was dissatisfied with Lime Grove, as well, he quickly lobbied [[John Mair]] for a move to either [[BBC Television Centre]] or [[Riverside Studios]] after the recording of the first two serials in a memo dated [[10 June (production)|10 June]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The First Doctor Handbook]]'') | He was also a key player in the battle through [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 1]] of where, exactly, ''Doctor Who'' would be recorded. He offered a sympathetic ear to the complaints of [[Rex Tucker]], [[Verity Lambert]] and [[David Whitaker]] (no relation) of the unsuitability of [[Lime Grove Studios]] for ''Doctor Who''. Perhaps because his boss, Donald Wilson, was dissatisfied with Lime Grove, as well, he quickly lobbied [[John Mair]] for a move to either [[BBC Television Centre]] or [[Riverside Studios]] after the recording of the first two serials in a memo dated [[10 June (production)|10 June]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The First Doctor Handbook]]'') | ||
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