Category Archives: Adaptations

Times Previews Episode 3 of Decline and Fall

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Times has provided a detailed preview of tonight’s final episode of the BBC’s adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall. Not surprisingly, given the darker contents of the latter part of the novel, the preview by James Jackson finds … Continue reading →

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Final Episode of Decline and Fall

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The final episode of the BBC’s adaptation of Waugh’s Decline and Fall will broadcast tomorrow, Friday, 14 April on BBC One at 9pm. The adaptation has been widely reviewed and mostly praised. Rosamund Urwin gives her assessment in the Evening Standard: The … Continue reading →

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Acorn TV to Premiere Decline and Fall in May

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Wales Promotes “Decline and Fall” Tourism

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Times Review of Episode 2

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Telegraph Praises Episode 2 of Decline and Fall

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Episode 2 of Decline and Fall to Air Tonight

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Decline and Fall and Some Others

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Harry Mount writing in the Catholic Herald offers these additional thoughts about the BBC’s production: The new BBC One version of Decline and Fall was pretty good – but it could only fall short of the book. The genius of … Continue reading →

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Waugh in the Weeklies

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The New Statesman’s latest pop culture podcast, entitled SRSLY but pronounced “seriously”, includes a discussion of the BBC’s adaptation of Decline and Fall. This is SRSLY podcast #88 with commentators Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz. The discussion of Decline and Fall … Continue reading →

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Media Buildup Begins for Decline and Fall Episode 2

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Anticipating the broadcast of the second episode of the BBC’s adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall, media publicity has begun to build up. The Daily Telegraph has provided a preview of that episode in its TV choice column: The … Continue reading →

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