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Category Archives: Decline and Fall
Decline and Fall and British Humour
Writing in Standpoint magazine (“War on Waugh”), Waugh’s great grand-daughter Constance Watson expresses dismay at the reaction to the BBC’s adaptation of Decline and Fall which recently concluded its three-episode run on BBC One (emphasis supplied): The great British sense … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Television, Television Programs, Twitter, Waugh Family
Tagged Alex Larman, BBC, Constance Watson, Guardian, Standpoint
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Mugwump Redivivus
In the present UK electoral climate, The Spectator has republished a 1959 article by Evelyn Waugh in which he expressed his views of elected governments: âMugwumpsâ are in the news today, after Boris Johnson used the term to describe Jeremy Corbyn. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers, Television
Tagged Alex Renton, boarding schools, Boris Johnson, elections, Lara Prendergast, mugwumps, The Spectator
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Waugh on Desert Island Discs
Reader David Lull has provided the results of a search for Evelyn Waugh on the BBC database for the entire run of its Desert Island Discs program. Waugh was never a castaway and, if ever asked, he would have surely declined. … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works, Decline and Fall, Radio Programs, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Vile Bodies
Tagged BBC, castaway book selections, Desert Island Discs
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Decline and Fall on YouTube
All three episodes of the BBC TV adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall are currently posted on YouTube. They may be watched on your computer without a UK internet connection. Here are the links: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, YouTube
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More Praise for BBC’s Decline and Fall from the Spectator
The Spectator in a blog column by Douglas Murray has added to its earlier praise for the BBC’s adaptation of Waugh’s Decline and Fall. This follows Friday’s transmission of the final episode of the series and focuses on that episode. But … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Television
Tagged BBC, Douglas Murray, The Spectator
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TLS Reviews BBC’s Decline and Fall
In a departure from its usual practice, the TLS has added a TV column to its current issue. This contains Robert Douglas-Fairhurst’s review, entitled “Vile Buddies,” of the BBC adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall which concluded with last night’s … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Television
Tagged BBC, James Wood, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, TLS
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Times Previews Episode 3 of Decline and Fall
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
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Film, Newspapers, Television
Tagged BBC, Daily Telegraph, James Jackson, Radio Times, The Times, Venice
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Final Episode of Decline and Fall
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
Posted in Academia, Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Oxford, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Evening Standard, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Rosamund Urwin, TLS
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Acorn TV to Premiere Decline and Fall in May
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
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Television, Television Programs
Tagged Acorn TV, streaming
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Wales Promotes “Decline and Fall” Tourism
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
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Television, Wales
Tagged Daily Post (Llandudno), Duncan McLaren, Llanddulas, Ty Delfryn, WalesOnline
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