Who2 wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:38 pm
Rubbish it cost £7 mill but they, Ferdie the director told me they had already pre sold it
world wide for £35 mill....
I can not be certain, though pretty sure you was at the lecture in Luxor given by a director of this work, who went on to show us various models used, etc. Stan and I were at the back of the theatre in our usual seats.
While back in London towards the end of that year, I was invited by a certain curator, to attend a booze up at a B.B.C. venue, to celebrate the making of an Egyptology program, not the one here. I could hardly believe it, it's true what Private Eye always said,.....'trebles all round'.
While there, I over heard a conversation about the cost of the making of the Carter-Belzoni-Champellion docudrama, a young hack from The Guardian had got hold of certain information about the cost. I do remember a certain B.B.C. official being quite annoyed, spluttering into his drink.
If you look up ..... Tara Conlan guardian Egypt bbc.............. You will discover a some what sanitised version of the real discussion that occurred that evening.
The B.B.C. these days is in a dreadful state, it no longer broadcasts or makes programs in HD, even though the world is moving on to ultraHD, Sir David Attenborough is leaving the sinking ship, if his programs are not made in HD then they are difficult to sell worldwide. They have removed B.B.C 3 off our screens, there are rumours that B.B.C. 4 may go the same way by the new year, even that Lucy Worsley was seen on a picket line protesting, well she would, it's been a big earner for her in the past.
P.S. - Have we discovered yet how much Garry Lineker is paid by the corporation ?

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