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Really looking forward to this! (Ticket availability closed online, so try contacting venue directly)@VisitDeanWye @FODLHS @uniofglos @BBCGlos
1968 DP took as inspiration for his next play 'A Beast with Two Backs' a notorious FoD event of 1889. It prompted a slew of letters to local newspapers even before filming started. Why? How did DP respond? What was the impact? @uniofglos @VisitDeanWye @ProjectAdorno @DrLeeBeard
Looking for THAT tree from The Singing Detective - with production's Forest location scout John Belcher. After nearly 40yrs, which one is it...? See 'Young Philip' actor Lyndon Davies' recollection of the shoot pottermatters.weebly.com/dig… @uniofglos @VisitDeanWye @ForestryEngland
Recreation of DP-Bragg 'Seeing the Blossom' interview to be staged to mark 30th anniversary theatrereviewsnorth.com/post…
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Coming to see TheSingingDetective on Sun 9th, you COULD come in themed costume - here's some inspiration (striped pyjamas always an option) @PalaceCindo starts 10am. @uniofglos @VisitDeanWye
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Marking 30yrs since Dennis Potter passed away - screening in full of his tv masterpiece The Singing Detective @PalaceCindo 9th June 10-6. Join us to celebrate the genius of Potter. Starring the late MichaelGambon @uniofglos @DPottermatters @The_DHC @VisitDeanWye
Date for your diaries 9th June, Forest of Dean, news coming soon...Am I right? @readingthefod @uniofglos @PalaceCindo @VisitDeanWye @theforesternews @BBCGlos
Forgotten DP radio play 'Traitor' to be broadcast on March 25th on BBC Radio 4 at 2.15pm bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo…
DP favourite Al Bowlly was born on this day 1898 - fact just pointed out on @BBC6Music by the brilliant @Guy_Garvey of band @Elbow, named after DP's favourite word!
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Read more about his research in his article ‘The Country Boy: Investigating the Dennis Potter Archive, Forest of Dean, England’ in Journal of Screenwriting 14.1 here 👉
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Back on TV! A true TV Gamechanger pottermatters.weebly.com/new… @CreativeIndUoG @TVP_UoG @VisitDeanWye
We lost one of our most inspiring creative minds 28 years ago today: Dennis Potter 17th May 1935-7th June 1994.
“Satire – or how to laugh when something is gripping your throat and trying to shake you to death” DP on TWTWTW 26Nov1962 Daily Herald (in The Art of Invective @GreavesIan @rolinsond @worldoftelly) #hignfy
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No55 (chronological order) in the BFI list of TV game-changers - 'Pennies from Heaven' bfi.org.uk/lists/100-bbc-tv-…
Neat review of film Gorky Park (screenplay by DP) -available to watch on Amazon Prime cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a…
55 years ago today the Welsh village of Aberfan was engulfed by a monstrous, deadly landslide. 31 yr old Dennis Potter was despatched to report on its aftermath. The result was a masterpiece of observation, empathy and controlled rage pottermatters.weebly.com/new…
Potter papers catalogue now online! And @The_DHC is taking bookings from researchers to access this remarkable collection. More info & links here: pottermatters.weebly.com/new…
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