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From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
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Andrew Oakley wrote:
>On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 08:12:03 GMT, "Karis"
>wrote:
>>Just to clarify: RTD knew CE was leaving.
>
>I have to agree. Whilst I am quite happy to also agree with:
>
>>It was all planned - right from the very start. All the publicity, all the
>>'stories' were planned to increase awareness of Doctor Who.
>
>...yes, and the fact of the matter is that the BBC cannot, and could
>never, afford to hire CE for more than one season.
>
>>Really, there's no other conspiracy. CE was only signed up to do 1 season,
>>which he did. He enjoyed it, but a regeneration was ALWAYS planned for the
>>end of the show.
>
>CE cost the BBC half a million pounds for one series. He would
>certainly command double, four times or more for a subsequent series.
>
>There are only around six BBC people who command those kinds of fees.
>They are the headline radio breakfast & drivetime show presenters like
>Terry Wogan that bring in tens of millions of listeners every single
>day. CE brought in 8 million a week, which is superb for TV, but the
>numbers simply can't justify the Beeb doubling his fee. BBC TV shows
>just can't justify breakfast radio salaries no matter what the viewing
>percentages are.
>
>The BBC is not a commercial organisation, they are government funded.
>They have to justify every pound they spend. They usually rely on
>home-grown talent and, with only very few exceptions, leave the
>high-fee celebs for the commercial channels to pour money over.
>
>Tennant will cost less than half of CE's fee, he is a home-grown
>talent and familiar enough to carry a primetime TV role.
>
Canada's CBC put some money into this. Was CE that unaffordable?
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