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WHAT'S ON
December 2004 - February 2005
Arena presents a season of new documentaries and classic Dennis Potter plays to mark the 10th anniversary of the writer's death. All the programmes are on BBC Four unless otherwise indicated.

Dennis Potter   ARENA: PAINTING THE CLOUDS
BBC Two: Saturday 25 December 2004 9.40pm-11.10pm Major profile from director Nigel Williams, including contributions from Potter's family.
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Singing Detective: Joanne Whalley   IT'S IN THE SONGS
Sunday 2 January; Friday 7 January
An examination of Dennis Potter's use of popular song in his drama.
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Dennis Potter   POTTER ON TV
Sunday 9 January
An account of Potter's unrivalled commentary on television both as a writer and a critic.
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Dennis Potter   BETWEEN TWO RIVERS
Monday 31 January 11.15pm-11.45pm
Fascinating 1960 documentary written and narrated by Potter about the Forest of Dean.
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Helen Mirren in Blue Remembered Hills   THE CLASSIC PLAYS
December - February
Including Where Adam Stood, Joe's Ark, and Vote, Vote, Vote For Nigel Barton.
 See the full line-up of plays
  
Michael Gambon in The Singing Detective   THE SINGING DETECTIVE
December 2004
Potter's great series about a pulp novelist caught up in the past and his own fantasy world.
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Bob Hoskins in Pennies from Heaven   PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
January - February 2005
Potter's masterpiece follows the adventures and yearnings of a sheet-music salesman during the 1930s depression.
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AUDIO INTERVIEWS
Hear Dennis Potter in conversation

  Audio Interviews: Dennis Potter
DENNIS POTTER QUIZ
Questions set by the Arena production team
  Dennis Potter Quiz


 DENNIS POTTER TIMELINE

 DENNIS POTTER: HAVE YOUR SAY

 PHOTO GALLERY 1
Great images from vintage Potter plays

 PHOTO GALLERY 2
The Singing Detective production stills

 PHOTO GALLERY 3
Images of Pennies from Heaven

External Links

Clenched Fists
The definitive Dennis Potter website

ScreenOnline: Dennis Potter
Biography and articles from the BFI

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