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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Podcast Discusses Scoop
A podcast panel made up of three Midwestern blokes and called “InfiniteGestation” has in its latest episode (#047) discussed Evelyn Waugh’s 1938 novel Scoop. This is the first book by Waugh to be taken up by their program, which seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Evelyn Waugh, Scoop
Tagged book podcast, InfiniteGestation
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Ritchie-Hook Model Appears in New Book
Writing in the Irish Times, author Mark Felton describes one of the British officers who appear in his new book as the model for Evelyn Waugh’s eccentric Ben Ritchie-Hook in his Sword of Honour trilogy. This is Brigadier-General Adrian Carton … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Evelyn Waugh, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged Adrian Carton de Wiart, Christopher Sykes, Irish Times, Mark Felton
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Anniversary of Waugh’s Death Marked by BBC
BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4 have marked the anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death, which occurred on 10 April 1966, with the posting of a 1979 Radio 3 interview of Graham Greene. Greene explained that the two authors’ deaths that had most … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Evelyn Waugh, Interviews, Radio Programs
Tagged BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, Graham Greene
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Acorn TV to Premiere Decline and Fall in May
The subscription streaming service Acorn TV has earlier today announced the acquisition of exclusive US rights to the BBC’s adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall. According to reports on the internet, the series will be available for internet streaming in … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Television, Television Programs
Tagged Acorn TV, streaming
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Wales Promotes “Decline and Fall” Tourism
The Daily Post (Llandudno) has published a story explaining Waugh’s connection with the Arnold House school in nearby Llanddulas. In Decline and Fall, Waugh renamed the place Llanabba and called the school after the house: …It was [here] in January … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Television, Wales
Tagged Daily Post (Llandudno), Duncan McLaren, Llanddulas, Ty Delfryn, WalesOnline
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Times Review of Episode 2
Andrew Billen writing in today’s Times has nothing but praise for the second episode of BBC’s Decline and Fall adaptation: On Friday the BBC’s adaptor James Wood did very well keeping our interest now that the action has moved to Margot Beste-Chetwynde … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Television
Tagged Andrew Billen, Anthony Lane, Jack Whitehall, James Wood, New Yorker, The Lost City of Z, The Times
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Scoop Appears on Home Fires
A copy of Waugh’s 1938 novel Scoop makes an appearance on the ITV drama series Home Fires. This is in Episode 1 of Series 2 which is now showing on PBS Masterpiece Theater. The cameo appearance occurs at about 18:20 … Continue reading
Posted in Put Out More Flags, Scoop, Sightings, Television Programs, World War II
Tagged Home Fires, ITV, Masterpiece Theater
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Telegraph Praises Episode 2 of Decline and Fall
Today’s Daily Telegraph adds its praise for the BBC’s faithful adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall which continued yesterday. In his TV review column, Mark Monahan writes: There was gentle entertainment on Friday evening BBC One – well, superficially gentle, at … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Television
Tagged Alex Renton, BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Deborah Ross, Guardian, Mark Monahan, Tim Piggott-Smith
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Helena and Crete
The Tablet has published an article relating to correspondence that arose in response to a mention of Waugh’s novel Helena in a 1951 book review in that paper. The review by Fr Gerard Meath related to Dorothy Sayer’s book The Emperor Constantine. This is explained in an … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Helena, Letters, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged The Tablet, Washington Times
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Episode 2 of Decline and Fall to Air Tonight
Several of the papers have previewed the second episode of Decline and Fall which will be transmitted this evening on BBC One at 9pm. The most detailed advance description of this episode appears in the “Viewing Guide” column by Ed Potton … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Interviews, Newspapers, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Ed Potton, Graham Norton, Radio Times, The Times
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