Monthly Archives: November 2011

Waugh meets a Lancing Old Boy at the Dorchester

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

The EWS thanks Mr. Ric Cooper for the following delightful anecdote, which arrived by email: My father, Giles Cooper, dramatised Sword of Honour for BBC television in 1966. Before the project could be confirmed, he and his long-time collaborator Donald … Continue reading →

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Comedian specializing in Evelyn Waugh wins BBC Mastermind quiz

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Comedian Russell Kane, who chose The Life and Novels of Evelyn Waugh as his special subject, won BBC Television's Children In Need Mastermind Special 2011, broadcast on BBC2 on Nov. 11th. He scored an unusually high 18 out of 19 … Continue reading →

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