tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post115281645209218658..comments2024-03-18T16:55:31.971+00:00Comments on This Space: Betjeman not BeckettStephen Mitchelmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1153052667296058912006-07-16T13:24:00.000+01:002006-07-16T13:24:00.000+01:00Yes Tim, precisely. But that wasn't my point. It w...Yes Tim, precisely. But that wasn't my point. It was that those who respond will like to think they're responding to Literature and thereby afforded the respect and depth to their taste that is afforded to writers like Beckett. Not one of these celebs will disabuse them as they're clueless about literature too; which is the reason why they get a response.<BR/><BR/>You're right about the Beckett on Film transmissions. They have been shown on weekday mornings for schools but more or less unadvertised.Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1153050999199863162006-07-16T12:56:00.000+01:002006-07-16T12:56:00.000+01:00That's the deal. More people like Betjeman than Be...That's the deal. More people like Betjeman than Beckett. And more people will respond to Rick Stein than, say, Tom Paulin or Christopher Ricks or Terry Eagleton. Since when has media coverage been a yardstick of artistic worth.<BR/><BR/>Also, remember that Channel 4 did commission all the Beckett plays about five years ago. Although, as I recall it, transmission was suspended when the Queen Mum croaked.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.com