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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
D J Taylor on Open Book
The BBC Radio 4 Open Book episode broadcast today promised a guide to the works of Evelyn Waugh. This was offered in the form of presenter Mariella Frostrup’s interview of novelist and critic D J Taylor. Frostrup opened with a mention … Continue reading
Posted in Books about Evelyn Waugh, Decline and Fall, Radio Programs, Vile Bodies, Work Suspended
Tagged BBC Radio 4, D.J.Taylor, Mariella Frostrup, Open Book
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1966: The Year Waugh Died
In this week’s TLS, D J Taylor writes a long essay about literature in the 1960s, entitled “The Clinging Sixties.” He begins with a brief discussion of pivotal events of 1966 for sport and pop music. That was the year of England’s … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged 1966, D.J.Taylor, Literature of the Sixties, TLS
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William Boyd Reviews Pasternak Slater and Eade in Guardian
Novelist and Waugh admirer William Boyd in today’s Guardian reviews the new books on Waugh by Ann Pasternak Slater and Philip Eade. See earlier posts. Perhaps because the Guardian had already reviewed Eade’s book, Boyd spends most of his review … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Academia, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Sword of Honour
Tagged Ann Pasternak Slater, Guardian, Philip Eade, William Boyd
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Waugh in Politics; Margot at the DNC
The Guardian carries a story about the current renewed popularity of nostalgia in Britain. This harks back to the fashion started by the TV version of Brideshead Revisited, and the Guardian’s reporter (Stuart Jeffries) finds that nostalgia has a political … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Television, Television Programs, Wales
Tagged Democratic National Convention, Eva Longoria, Guardian, Hollywood Reporter, Nostalgia, Welsh Government
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Waugh Cited in Defense of Somerset
Somerset County was rated as one of the 20 worst places to live in the UK. It ranked 14th on the list compiled by uSwitch, an internet consumer guide, which concluded that: while the county has high rates of employment … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Combe Florey, Newspapers
Tagged Somerset County Gazette, uSwitch
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Brideshead Included in All-Time Best TV Line-up
A Boston Globe reporter (Matthew Gilbert) decided to put together an all-time best schedule of TV programs to be watched during a one-week period (evenings only). Saturday was scheduled as “Epic” night, and the 1981 Granada TV series of Brideshead … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Television, Television Programs
Tagged Boston Globe, Matthew Gilbert
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Charles Ryder in the Chapel
Rev. Terrance W. Klein, S.J., a priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City, uses the last paragraphs of Brideshead Revisited to conclude an essay on prayer. This essay appears in the online edition of America: The National Catholic Review published … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism
Tagged America: The National Catholic Magazine
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BBC Announces New Waugh Program on Radio 4
The BBC has published a schedule of next week’s episode of Open Book, a regular series on BBC Radio 4. The 30-minute program will include a segment on Evelyn Waugh, marking the UK publication of the new biography by Philip … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Radio Programs
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Open Book
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Martin Stannard Reviews New Waugh Biography
Martin Stannard, who wrote the standard and so far definitive biography of Evelyn Waugh, has reviewed the latest one by Philip Eade. Professor Stannard is also in charge, with Waugh’s grandson, Alexander, of the publication of the complete works of Waugh by … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Martin Srannard, Philip Eade, Selina Hastings, The Tablet
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