Category Archives: Adaptations

BBC Posts Photo of Capt. Waugh at Brains Trust

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

BBC Radio 4 has posted on its Twitter page a photo of Waugh taken at his appearance in a wartime broadcast of its popular Home Service radio program called Brains Trust. The posting is in connection with National Book Lovers Day … Continue reading →

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Waugh Themes in New Play

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A play that opened earlier this week at the Old Red Lion Theatre in the Angel district of North London has multiple allusions to Waugh’s works, according to reviewer Stephan Bates. The script is by Simon Blow and the title … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Actor to be Honored at BAFTA Event

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Jeremy Irons, who played Charles Ryder in the 1981 Granada TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, will be honored next month by the British Academy of Film and Television  Arts (BAFTA). He will take part in a secial event entitled A Life in Pictures: … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Revisted Yet Again

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Actor Jeremy Irons, who famously played Charles Ryder in the 1981 Granada TV production of Brideshead Revisited, recently made another visit to its setting. He was artist in residence at the Ryedale Festival in which he appeared in “A Meeting … Continue reading →

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Daily Mail on Location with Decline and Fall

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Mail sent a reporter (Poppy Danby) and, more importantly, a photograper, to the location in Wales where the BBC’s production of Decline and Fall is being filmed. The results are posted in the Mailonline edition and contain more photos … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Politics; Margot at the DNC

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Brideshead Included in All-Time Best TV Line-up

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Progress Report from BBC Production of Decline and Fall

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Radio Times has published a progress report from BBC’s production of its adaptation of Decline and Fall in Wales. This includes a photo of actor Jack Whitehall made up as Paul Pennyfeather. Whitehall just joined the ongoing production in Wales: … Continue reading →

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Stage Adaptation of Brideshead Available as Book

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

For those who were unable to see a stage performance in its recent UK run, Bryony Lavery’s stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited is now available in book form. Lavery’s script and various other features relating to its initial production are … Continue reading →

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William Boyd Names Scoop as a Favorite Classic

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In response to a request by booksellers W H Smith, novelist William Boyd has named Scoop one of his five favorite classic novels. This comes as no surprise since Boyd wrote the screenplay for the 1987 TV adaptation of the … Continue reading →

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