Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited

Roundup: Scoop Abides

–A religious journal in Australia has posted an article marking the 60th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death. This is by Michael Cook in The Catholic Weekly. Here’s an excerpt: …Waugh’s novels of the 20s and 30s portrayed the lives of … Continue reading

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60th Anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s Death: 10 April 1966

Several papers have posted remembrances of the anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death 60 years ago on 10 April 1966. Here are excerpts from the best two. –The one by Alexander Larman appeared in the Daily Telegraph and was reposted in … Continue reading

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Easter Roundup

–Jack Trotter has posted an essay on Waugh’s work in Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. This is entitled “Remembering Evelyn Waugh: Satirist and Defender of Moral Order.” It opens with this: Evelyn Waugh was the 20th century’s finest satirist … Continue reading

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Palm Sunday Roundup

–The BBC has added several Waugh-related programs. Most notably, the BBC Four TV channel will air a TV rebroadcast of two programs on 9 April. These include the theatrical film adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, first broadcast on BBC in 2011 … Continue reading

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Early March Roundup

–An exhibit in London which may be of interest is mentioned in the papers. This is Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture. Here are the details: 300 years after his death, a major new exhibition exploring one of the UK’s greatest … Continue reading

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Lenten Roundup

–Lancing College has announced the details of this year’s Evelyn Waugh Lecture. Here is the announcement: The Head Master, Dr Scott Crawford, requests the pleasure of your company at the Evelyn Waugh Lecture and Annual Foundation Dinner, to be held on Thursday 30 … Continue reading

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Spectator Compares Waugh Novel to Current BBC Series

The Spectator  has an article by Alexander Larman in which he compares the current BBC drama series Industry to Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited. Given the contents of Industry, which follows the careers of several young characters working at a London … Continue reading

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Roundup: Waugh Widely Cited in London Papers

—-A novel by Duff Cooper (husband of Waugh’s friend Diana Mitford) was briefly noted in a recent issue of Evening Standard. This novel has been reissued in the Penguin Classics series. The notice is by Melanie McDonagh. Here’s an excerpt: … Continue reading

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Two Interesting Waugh Articles

On the same day late last week, two interesting and provocative articles were posted, both of which revolve around Waugh and his fictional characters. The first is entitled “Waugh Warned Us”. It was written by Paul Bauman and appeared in … Continue reading

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End of January Roundup

–A Scottish blogger, posting on Hole Ousia, has expressed his admiration for Waugh’s Diaries. Here’s his discussion of selections from the diaries which he has recently read: I recently read ‘The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh‘ as edited by Michael Davie. … Continue reading

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