Category Archives: Adaptations

BBC to Rebroadcast Brideshead Radio Series

BBC has announced their rebroadcast of the radio version of Brideshead Revisited. This is in the adaptation by Jeremy Front and will appear over four episodes beginning next Monday, 25 May at 1000a on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Each episode … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Radio, Radio Programs | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Brideshead Webinar Scheduled for 28 May

Castle Howard has announced a webinar to be conducted via Twitter on Thursday, 28 May. Here’s the text of the announcement: The 28th May will mark the 75th Anniversary of the first publication of Brideshead Revisited. Our Curator will run a … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Events | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Brideshead Webinar Scheduled for 28 May

Evelyn Waugh and “Sylvia Scarlett”

The Turner Classic Movies channel will tomorrow broadcast the 1935 George Cukor adaptation of Compton MacKenzie’s 1918 novel The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett. Waugh came close to adapting the screenplay for the film. According to TCM’s notes … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptations, Evelyn Waugh, Film, Interviews, Television Programs | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

V-E Day Roundup

–As the observance of the 75th anniversary of V-E Day approaches, the Daily Mail has posted in a slide show a collection of 1945 events that seemed to presage a return to a social system where class status was again … Continue reading →

Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Film, Newspapers, Ninety-Two Days, World War II | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on V-E Day Roundup

A Handful of Dust on BBC Radio 4

The BBC will rebroadcast a 1996 two-hour adaptation of Waugh’s 1934 novel A Handful of Dust. According to the Daily Mail Weekend Magazine radio listings: The critics gave the thumbs down to this Evelyn Waugh novel when it was published … Continue reading →

Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Newspapers, Radio Programs | Tagged , , | Comments Off on A Handful of Dust on BBC Radio 4

The Brideshead Effect

In an article primarily devoted to the new Julian Fellowes dramatic series Belgravia that started a few weeks ago on ITV, The Herald (Scotland) also considers the effect successful costume dramas may have beyond the world of entertainment. As its … Continue reading →

Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Brideshead Effect

The Oldie Returns to Brideshead

In its latest issue, The Oldie’s two cover stories are grouped together as “Return to Brideshead: From the film set to the smart set”. They are intended to mark the 75th anniversary of the novel’s publication as a book in May 1945. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television, Waugh Family | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Oldie Returns to Brideshead

Evelyn Waugh Studies 50.3 (Winter 2019)

The Winter 2019 issue of the Society’s journal Evelyn Waugh Studies No. 50.3 has been issued. It is posted at this link. The contents are set out below: ARTICLES “Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead and Castle Howard” by Jeffrey Manley INTRODUCTION Castle … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Film, Television, World War II | Tagged , | Comments Off on Evelyn Waugh Studies 50.3 (Winter 2019)

Spring Equinox Roundup

–Several publications have posted recommended binge reading and watching for the homebound during the Wuhan coronavirus shut-down. Many of these include books or adaptations of books by Waugh: —The Guardian produced a list of 50 of the “Best Binge Watches: … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Ninety-Two Days | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Spring Equinox Roundup

Shrove Tuesday Roundup

–The BBC has announced plans to release a collection of audio recordings of Jeremy Front’s radio adaptations of several works by Evelyn Waugh. This will include Brideshead Revisited and Decline and Fall as well as several others not identified specifically … Continue reading →

Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Audiobooks, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Vile Bodies | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Shrove Tuesday Roundup