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 From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca 
  
 In article <42b5b938$1_3@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, 
 John Russell  wrote: 
 > 
 >"The Doctor"  wrote in message 
 >news:d93p99$9hs$19@gallifrey.nk.ca... 
 >> In article , 
 >> 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? 
 > 
 >Why should it come down to money? Some actors don't want to be tied to a 
 >long running series, and are quite happy to lose money in order maintain 
 >their freedom of choice. Eccleston was written out of Cracker, and one 
 >wonders if that wasn't at his request. 
 > 
 > 
  
 Exactly.  Recall Tm Baker.  He did it because he loved the role. 
  
 Also explain Hartnell to Pertwee. 
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