The list would be ludicrous without Pennies from Heaven and The Singing Detective
It would certainly look very strange...
But a list that doesn't include Quatermass and the Pit is also ludicrous. Nigel Kneale is simply ignored by the prevailing literary culture.
My feeling is that he's beginning to be recognised, but probably not by the sort of people who do these lists. I've seen a lot more about him than Potter recently (admittedly some of it prompted by his death), and I bet if Nancy Banks-Smith had had anything to do with it Kneale would be in.
Dennis Potter had one of the most beautiful speaking voices I ever heard; I would love to hear his last interview with Melvyn Bragg again, because when I listen to his voice I feel as if I'm kneeling to take the sacrament.
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It would certainly look very strange...
But a list that doesn't include Quatermass and the Pit is also ludicrous. Nigel Kneale is simply ignored by the prevailing literary culture.
My feeling is that he's beginning to be recognised, but probably not by the sort of people who do these lists. I've seen a lot more about him than Potter recently (admittedly some of it prompted by his death), and I bet if Nancy Banks-Smith had had anything to do with it Kneale would be in.
Dennis Potter had one of the most beautiful speaking voices I ever heard; I would love to hear his last interview with Melvyn Bragg again, because when I listen to his voice I feel as if I'm kneeling to take the sacrament.