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Category Archives: Discussions
Roundup
–The New Statesman has an article by Josiah Gogarty entitled “Only snobbery can stop Elon Musk: Class prejudice is the last weapon against tech titans.” Waugh makes a contribution: …Then there’s the more squeamish side of elitism: class snobbery. This … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Discussions, Internet, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Mechanics Institute, New Statesman, The Sunday Times, University Challenge
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Midwinter Events
Here are some upcoming events that may be of interest to our readers: –ITV has started a 3-episode documentary series called “Keeping up with the aristocrats” which began airing yesterday. It will follow the lives of four aristocratic families who … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Discussions, Lectures, Television Programs
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Gresham College, ITV, Newsday, Renishaw Hall, Sitwell Family
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Waugh on the Internet
–A discussion of Brideshead Revisited is scheduled for later today (13 November, 10am CST) on Meetup.com. Here’s a link. —YouTube has posted a discussion of Evelyn Waugh’s work by two Dominican friars. This is episode 119 in a series called … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Discussions, Interviews, Radio Programs, Waugh Family
Tagged Daisy Waugh, Godsplaining, Meetup.com, YouTube
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Chips Channon Diaries Booklaunch
The Heywood Hill Bookshop in Mayfair London has organized a webinar in connection with the upcoming publication of the unexpurgated diaries of politician and gossip “Chips” Channon. Here are the details from The Oldie magazine: Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Events
Tagged Chips Channon, Heywood Hill Books, Simon Heffer
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National Review’s Scoop Podcast
National Review has posted a 30 minute podcast devoted to Waugh’s 1938 novel Scoop. In the podcast NR’s John J Miller interviews Christopher Scalia of the American Enterprise Institute. Both participants are familiar with the book as well as Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Scoop
Tagged Christopher Scalia, John J Miller, National Review
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A Buyer’s Market for Quennell and Connolly
Duncan McLaren has aded another article about Evelyn Waugh’s interest in Anthony Powell’s novel cycle Dance to the Music of Time. In this one, Evelyn and Nancy Mitford continue their discussion of Powell’s books, focussing on the second in the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Discussions, Humo(u)r, Vile Bodies
Tagged Anthony Powell, Cyril Connolly, Duncan McLaren, Peter Quennell
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Waugh’s Good Read on BBC
BBC Radio 4 has rebroadcast earlier today a 2010 episode of their series A Good Read where a moderator and two guests discuss a book each of them has chosen. In this episode the moderator Sue MacGregor chooses Waugh’s 1930s … Continue reading
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Tagged A Good Read, BBC
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4th of July Roundup
–Duncan McLaren has added a coda to his recent posting about Waugh’s friendship (if that’s the right word) with Cyril Connolly. Duncan’s article is entitled “Cyril in Full Flow” and is based on a visit Cyril made to Berlin in … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Discussions, Interviews, Newspapers
Tagged Art UK, Atwoodsmagazine.com, Catholic Herald, Cyril Connolly, Duncan McLaren, Voice of the Southwest
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