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Category Archives: Evelyn Waugh
Plas Dulas to be demolished
From the North Wales Weekly News (Nov. 10, 2011): Plas Dulas, which dates back to the 1780s, will make way for a housing development following a unanimous decision by Conwy County Council planners yesterday. Developer Alex Davies was granted permission … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Locations, Wales
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Comedian specializing in Evelyn Waugh wins BBC Mastermind quiz
Comedian Russell Kane, who chose The Life and Novels of Evelyn Waugh as his special subject, won BBC Television's Children In Need Mastermind Special 2011, broadcast on BBC2 on Nov. 11th. He scored an unusually high 18 out of 19 … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Miscellaneous
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Derek Granger and friends discuss TV Brideshead in London on Oct. 27th
Derek Granger, producer and (something that was unknown until recently) one of the writers of the highly regarded 1981 Granada Television adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, will be appearing with cast members at the Rayne Theatre (Chickenshed) in Southgate, London on Thurs. Oct. … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Society, Television
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Dearest Nancy, Darling Evelyn at Bewdley Festival
The 2011 Bewdley Festival, held in Bewdley, Worcestershire, features a performance of Dearest Nancy, Darling Evelyn, a dramatization of the correspondence between Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford. The performance (Oct. 9) stars Fenella Fielding, Nigel Anthony, and Nickolas Grace. A … Continue reading
Henley Literary Festival
This year's Henley Literary Festival (Sept. 28 to Oct. 2) features two talks of particular interest to Waugh enthusiasts. Selina Hastings (Fri. Sept. 30): "To write biographies of great writers is a task fraught with danger but Selina Hastings has … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Events, Waugh Family
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Castle Howard celebrates 30th anniversary of TV Brideshead
On September 25th, Castle Howard, the magnificent baroque mansion in Yorkshire used as a location for the 1981 Granada Television series Brideshead Revisited, is marking the 30th anniversary of the production with a special, day-long celebration, Brideshead Revisited 30th Anniversary … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Events, Television
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Third Evelyn Waugh Conference concludes
The Society's third Evelyn Waugh Conference, held at Downside Abbey and School in Somerset, England, concluded on August 19th. The conference schedule included papers by eminent Waugh researchers Donat Gallagher, Robert Murray Davis, and Ann Pasternak Slater, and presentations by … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Combe Florey, Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Waugh Society, Events
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Jonathan Keates on Great Letter Writers
The writer Jonathan Keates, interviewed by The Browser for their splendid FiveBooks series, selects Evelyn Waugh as one of his "great letter writers." The thing about Evelyn Waugh is that you must take everything with a pinch of salt. Because … Continue reading
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A Bitter Trial: Evelyn Waugh and John Cardinal Heenan on the Liturgical Changes
St. Augustine's Press is publishing in October a new edition of A Bitter Trial: Evelyn Waugh and John Cardinal Heenan on the Liturgical Changes, a collection of letters between Evelyn Waugh and John Cardinal Heenan concerning the liturgical changes introduced … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Letters
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