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Category Archives: Adaptations
Memorial Day (US)/Bank Holiday (UK) Roundup
–The latest issue of The Oldie has an article by Robert Fitzpatrick entitled “The Real Captain Grimes”. Here’s the opening paragraph: In his 1928 novel, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh created one of his most famous comic characters, Captain Grimes. … Continue reading
Waugh Event in Beverly Hills
The Greystone Mansion and Gardens in Beverly Hills (also known as the Doheny Estate) has announced a special showing of The Loved One. This is scheduled for next Thursday evening (21 May). The house was the setting for several scenes … Continue reading
Roundup: Waugh in the Papers
–The papers last week reported that the James Tait Black literary awards for this year are in jeopardy due to a labor dispute at Edinburgh University. Here’s an excerpt from the Edinburgh Evening News: The UK’s oldest literary prize, which … Continue reading
Palm Sunday Roundup
–The BBC has added several Waugh-related programs. Most notably, the BBC Four TV channel will air a TV rebroadcast of two programs on 9 April. These include the theatrical film adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, first broadcast on BBC in 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Festivals, Film, Interviews, Newspapers, Television, Theater, Vile Bodies
Tagged Amsterdam News, BBC, Hay Festival, The Observer
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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
Posted in Adaptations, Radio, Vile Bodies
Tagged BBC Radio 4 Extra
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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
Posted in Anniversaries, Decline and Fall, Interviews, Radio, The Loved One, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Russell Kane, Stephen Black
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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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