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Category Archives: Adaptations
Daily Telegraph Reviews BBC Waugh Series
The Daily Telegraph has posted a review of Russell Kane’s series of programs about Evelyn Waugh and his works. (See earlier posts.) This is by Jane Shilling, but it is not clear whether she has seen the entire series. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Lectures, Newspapers, Radio, Radio Programs
Tagged BBC, Daily Telegraph, Russell Kane
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BBC Announces Another Waugh Rerun
In addition to the several Waugh-related programs about to be broadcast by the BBC (as discussed in previous post), they have recently announced another one. This is the rebroadcast of a 90-minute radio adaptation of Vile Bodies. This was originally … Continue reading
BBC Marks 60th Anniversary of Waugh’s Death
The BBC has recently posted schedules of several upcoming programs that appear to mark its recognition of Waugh’s death 60 years ago in 1966. Most prominently it has commissioned Russell Kane to record commentaries on 7 of Waugh’s books. These … Continue reading
Roundup: Waugh Widely Cited in London Papers
—-A novel by Duff Cooper (husband of Waugh’s friend Diana Mitford) was briefly noted in a recent issue of Evening Standard. This novel has been reissued in the Penguin Classics series. The notice is by Melanie McDonagh. Here’s an excerpt: … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Exhibits, Scoop
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Duff Cooper, Evening Standard, Guardian, Nussaibah Younis, The Times
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Roundup: Vileness Revisited
—William Cash writing in The Times newspaper recalls a Hollywood expat group from the 1990s that was called “the Viles” (at least by him) and explains why Ghislaine Maxwell failed to fit in. Here are some excerpts from his article: … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Salman Rushdie, The American Spectator, The Express, The New York Times, The Times
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End of the Month Roundup
–Alexander Larman in The Spectator reviews two new books about religion: Twelve Churches by Fergus Butler-Gallie and God, the Science, the Evidence by Miles-Yves Bolloré and Olivier Bonnaissies. The article opens with a brief reference to the religious writings of … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television Programs, The Loved One
Tagged El Pais, ITV, New York Times, The Guardian, The Spectator
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Roundup: Articles, a Script and an Interview
–The New York Times has an opinion article in the Sunday edition that may be of interest. The columnist Carlos Lozada explains how he ruthlessly selects his summer beach reading in a way that really, REALLY assures he will choose … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Auctions, Interviews, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged eBay, El Pais, FlashBak.com, New York Times, The Spectator
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Juneteenth Roundup
–This week’s Sunday Telegraph has an article entitled “The books that every 16-year-old boy should be reading.” This included short selections by several writers, including Simon Heffer who recommends Waugh’s Decline and Fall: When I was 16 and thinking of … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Robbery Under Law, Scoop, Television Programs, The Loved One
Tagged Baltimore Sun, Sunday Telegraph, Victorian Blood Book, Women's Wear Daily
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Easter Week Roundup
British journalist Eleanor Doughty, well known to our readers, has made a revisit to Castle Howard. What she finds is described in an article in the Times newspaper. Here is an excerpt: There is nowhere on earth like Castle Howard. … Continue reading
Tax Day (USA) Roundup
–Writing in the Times newspaper, Johanna Thomas-Corr comments on Queen Camilla’s appearance in public wearing her wedding dress. Thomas-Corr thinks that this is a good practice and one in which she herself has engaged. Here’s the conclusion: …I often wonder … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Financial Times, Tatler, The Mitfords, The Spectator, Times newspaper
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