Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead and Beatles

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

A feature length article about the making of the 1981  Brideshead Revisited TV series appears in the Sunday Post (Dundee). This is by John Macleod and is entitled “Brideshead Recelebrated”. It is, indeed, another celebration of that event’s 40th anniversary. … Continue reading →

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Waugh on the Internet

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

–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 →

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Armistice Day Roundup

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

–Perhaps in anticipation of today’s commemoration, this week’s Sunday Times reviewed a new book by Max Hastings. This is Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace. Here’s an excerpt from the review: The anthology opens with biblical warriors (Joshua at … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Floribundum

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh’s most popular book Brideshead Revisited seems to be getting a lot of attention lately. Much, but not all of this is directed to prior and projected film and TV adaptations: —The Spectator’s supplement Spectator Life several weeks ago posted … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s 118th Birthday

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

Yesterday, 28 October, was Evelyn Waugh’s 118th birthday. He was born on that date in 1903. This event was marked in several brief announcements (including one showing that  actress Elsa Lanchester was born on the same day, something the two … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Great Writers and Happy Danes

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

–A Korean language paper Seoul Ilbo recently published a background article on Denmark, explaining its reputation as the happiest country in the world. This appeared among its sources for the article: Also, unlike other Nordics, Danes are known for being … Continue reading →

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AN Wilson Returns to Brideshead

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

The Oldie joins the Spectator in commemorating this week’s 40th anniversary of the 1981 Granada TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited. They send critic and novelist AN Wilson back to have another look. He begins by noting Waugh’s main themes: the … Continue reading →

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Granada TV Adaptation Celebrated in the Spectator

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

The Spectator has published an article marking the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Granada TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited. This is by literary critic Mark McGinness. It opens with a description of the state of mind of potential UK viewers … Continue reading →

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Columbus Day Roundup

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Independent newspaper collected from its readers book titles that played on the titles of older books. These were published in a recent article by John Rentoul. One of Waugh’s was selected: 8. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, … Continue reading →

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End-of-the-Month Roundup

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Daily Telegraph is about to bring back its Way of the World column. This was a home of irreverent political satire from 1955 when it was started by Michael Wharton until 2008 when Craig Brown gave it up. In … Continue reading →

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