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Grade announced on 27 February 1985 that season 23 of Doctor Who, which was scheduled to be transmitted from January to March 1986, would be postponed as he had decided that the programme's budget would be better spent on other drama productions.
- Television executive, businessman
Michael Grade CBE (born 8 March 1943 [1]) was a British broadcast executive. In 1984, he joined BBC Television as Controller of BBC One. In 1985, he controversially put Doctor Who on an eighteen-month hiatus citing low ratings, overly violent content, and farcical storylines.
Jul 6, 2022 · He became the Controller of BBC One in 1984 and was instrumental in trying to cancel Doctor Who during the Sixth Doctor’s first season. And in a brand new interview in the Doctor Who Season 22 Blu-ray set, Michael Grade speaks candidly about this turbulent era in the show’s history.
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Doctor Who. Trix once saw Michael Grade accosting a waitress at the unveiling of the Tomorrow Windows at the Tate Modern. He took two glasses, and, as Trix put it, "steer [ed himself] through the assembly like a shark in search of prey". (PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows) In the real world, Michael Grade was...
Michael Grade, the then controller of BBC One, loathed the show, believing it to be violent and made “for a few pointy-head Doctor Who fans”. It was even put on hiatus for 18 months.
Jan 5, 2009 · Media Monkey: Michael Grade has changed his mind about Doctor Who since he canned it while a BBC TV executive in the 1980s, he is now a 'keen viewer'
Nov 21, 2013 · BBC Controller Michael Grade hated the show and tried to cancel it in the mid '80s, leading it to go on an 18-month hiatus before returning with a smaller budget, running for a few more years,...
