Potter Matters

@ProjectAdorno are performing their brilliant 'Dennis Potter in the Present Tense' this Saturday (14th Sept) at Gloucester Heritage Hub. Highly recommend it, tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/dennis-potte…

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/digital-storie… @uniofglos @VisitDeanWye @ForestryEngland

Recreation of DP-Bragg 'Seeing the Blossom' interview to be staged to mark 30th anniversary theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/bragg-and…

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

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/pr…

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!

DP's umade film screenplay 'The White Hotel' on again @BBCRadio4 now!

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 👉 intellectdiscover.com/content/journa…

@BBCFrontRow @BBCRadio4 tonight 7.15pm John Cook @jcrmedia reveals the remarkable discoveries he's made @The_DHC in the Potter Archive. @CaledonianNews @uniofglos @CreativeIndUog @UoGresearch @VisitDeanWye @readingthefod

Back on TV! A true TV Gamechanger pottermatters.weebly.com/news/singing-d… @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 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

No55 (chronological order) in the BFI list of TV game-changers - 'Pennies from Heaven' bfi.org.uk/lists/100-bbc-…

Neat review of film Gorky Park (screenplay by DP) -available to watch on Amazon Prime cinemaretro.com/index.php?/arc…

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/news/curtains-…