Grade Admits Mad Maggie told him to axe Doctor Who
This email has been doing the rounds and while I would love for it to be true, I think it might be a wee joke...
Tearful Grade Admits 1980s BBC Blunder - 'We Should Have Left Who Alone'!
BBC Media Release
11 April 2005, 8.00pm AEST
BBC Supremo Michael Grade, the man who tried unsuccessfully to kill of Doctor Who in the 1980s, fought back tears today as he admitted "we should have left this national icon alone".
It was a young Michael Grade who, at the height of economic rationalism, decided to pull the plug on Doctor Who in 1985, only to see the show limp on for another four years until its untimely dematerialisation from the airwaves.
Grade, now BBC Chairman, now concedes what a bone-headed decision this was. "I was a bit of a thick clot wasn't I", Grade said. "To think we played with the hearts and minds of a billion Doctor Who fans worldwide, when clearly it was Eastenders we should have axed".
Following the sensational ratings for the newly revived science- fiction series, the older and wiser Mr Grade has conceded what many industry insiders have been saying for a long time, is true. "Doctor Who truly is remarkable", wept a blubbering Grade. "I am now coming out of the closet to reveal that all along I have been the world's greatest Doctor Who fan".
"I only axed the show last time round because the old dear Maggie told me to", Grade revealed as he layed the blame solely and squarely at the door of former Prime Minister Thatcher. "That mad Tory government made the BBC do it, they made us - I fought tooth and nail to keep my hero on air, but alas, I failed".
Mr Grade has instructed his BBC underlings to expedite a new series and a Christmas special forthwith. "I intend to sign up the entire cast and crew, minus Chris of course, for a further 25 years", Grade enthused. "If I have anything to do with it, Doctor Who is here to stay!".
ENDS.
Media contact: channing@thenesteneplanet.com
Tearful Grade Admits 1980s BBC Blunder - 'We Should Have Left Who Alone'!
BBC Media Release
11 April 2005, 8.00pm AEST
BBC Supremo Michael Grade, the man who tried unsuccessfully to kill of Doctor Who in the 1980s, fought back tears today as he admitted "we should have left this national icon alone".
It was a young Michael Grade who, at the height of economic rationalism, decided to pull the plug on Doctor Who in 1985, only to see the show limp on for another four years until its untimely dematerialisation from the airwaves.
Grade, now BBC Chairman, now concedes what a bone-headed decision this was. "I was a bit of a thick clot wasn't I", Grade said. "To think we played with the hearts and minds of a billion Doctor Who fans worldwide, when clearly it was Eastenders we should have axed".
Following the sensational ratings for the newly revived science- fiction series, the older and wiser Mr Grade has conceded what many industry insiders have been saying for a long time, is true. "Doctor Who truly is remarkable", wept a blubbering Grade. "I am now coming out of the closet to reveal that all along I have been the world's greatest Doctor Who fan".
"I only axed the show last time round because the old dear Maggie told me to", Grade revealed as he layed the blame solely and squarely at the door of former Prime Minister Thatcher. "That mad Tory government made the BBC do it, they made us - I fought tooth and nail to keep my hero on air, but alas, I failed".
Mr Grade has instructed his BBC underlings to expedite a new series and a Christmas special forthwith. "I intend to sign up the entire cast and crew, minus Chris of course, for a further 25 years", Grade enthused. "If I have anything to do with it, Doctor Who is here to stay!".
ENDS.
Media contact: channing@thenesteneplanet.com
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