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Desert Island Confusion
The Independent newspaper in London has a story in a recent issue about the BBC’s long-running program Desert Island Discs. This article by Alex Johnson focuses on book lists and this week opens with a discussion of the choices made … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Radio Programs
Tagged Alex Johnson, BBC, Desert Island Discs, The Independent
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Waugh on Desert Island Discs
Reader David Lull has provided the results of a search for Evelyn Waugh on the BBC database for the entire run of its Desert Island Discs program. Waugh was never a castaway and, if ever asked, he would have surely declined. … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works, Decline and Fall, Radio Programs, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Vile Bodies
Tagged BBC, castaway book selections, Desert Island Discs
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Waugh Featured on Desert Island Discs
A recent episode of the BBC’s Desert Island Discs featured TV comedy writers Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks. They are probably best known for their political satire series The New Statesman starring the late Rik Mayall as MP Alan B’Stard. For … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Works, Radio Programs, Television Programs
Tagged Desert Island Discs, Laurence Marks, Maurice Gans
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