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Indeed, Whitaker was clearly one of the people who knew how to get things dne within the Corporation. He had been, after all, the first person to deliver any specifics about what ''Doctor Who'' would be, in practical terms. His [[26th April]], [[1963]] memo — in fact a reply to a query intended for Donald Wilson — set out the general recording schedule, were the show picked up as a 52-week concern. In the memo he also establsihed an initial budget of £2300/episode and £500 for the building of the as-yet-unnamed [[the TARDIS|TARDIS]]. | Indeed, Whitaker was clearly one of the people who knew how to get things dne within the Corporation. He had been, after all, the first person to deliver any specifics about what ''Doctor Who'' would be, in practical terms. His [[26th April]], [[1963]] memo — in fact a reply to a query intended for Donald Wilson — set out the general recording schedule, were the show picked up as a 52-week concern. In the memo he also establsihed an initial budget of £2300/episode and £500 for the building of the as-yet-unnamed [[the TARDIS|TARDIS]]. | ||
He was also a key player in the battle throughout [[season 1]] of where, exactly, ''Doctor Who'' would be recorded. He proved a sympathetic ear to the complaints of [[Rex Tucker]], [[Verity Lambert]] and [[David Whitaker]] over the unsuitability of [[Lime Grove Studios]] for the recording of ''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 [[10th June]] [[1963]]. | He was also a key player in the battle throughout [[season 1]] of where, exactly, ''Doctor Who'' would be recorded. He proved a sympathetic ear to the complaints of [[Rex Tucker]], [[Verity Lambert]] and [[David Whitaker]] over the unsuitability of [[Lime Grove Studios]] for the recording of ''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 [[10th June]] [[1963]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The First Doctor Handbook]]'') | ||
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