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Category Archives: Festivals
Waugh and Celebrations, or not, as the Case May Be
–The Guardian in an editorial recently addressed various proposals to celebrate (or gloat over) Brexit. These range from suggestions of Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson that Big Ben be temporarily brought back into service to ring in their victory and Leave … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Festivals, Newspapers, Photographs, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Brexit, Bright Young People, Castle Howard, Daily Mail, Guardian, Vogue
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Castle Howard on Channel 4
The UK’s Channel 4 has rebroadcast the episode of Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes that covers the visit to Castle Howard. This was first broadcast as the second episode of the program’s first series on 16 August 2016. Spencer makes only … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Festivals, Television Programs
Tagged Castle Howard, Channel 4, Phil Spencer
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Brideshead 75th Anniversary Festival Announced
Castle Howard has announced the dates of its festival next summer to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of Brideshead Revisited. This will be held at the Castle Howard estate in North Yorkshire from 26-28 June. Here is the … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Festivals
Tagged Castle Howard
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BBC’s 100 Novels that Shaped Our World
The BBC has announced its list of 100 novels that shaped our world in advance of Friday’s public panel discussion at the British Library. See previous post. The panel of 7 were asked “to choose 100 genre-busting novels that have … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Festivals, Newspapers, Radio Programs
Tagged BBC, Daily Telegraph, Guardian
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Lost Girls (More)
Waugh biographer Paula Byrne has reviewed DJ Taylor’s new book Lost Girls: Love, War and Literature 1939-1951. This appears in today’s Times newspaper. Byrne stresses that the book is as much or more about Cyril Connolly as it is about … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Festivals, Lectures, London, Newspapers
Tagged Anthony Powell Annual Lecture, Cyril Connolly, D.J.Taylor, Henley-on-Thames Literary Festival, Paula Byrne, The Times
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Waugh in the North
Three country houses in the north of England, all with Waugh connections, are about to hold events that may be of interest: –This weekend at Stonyhurst College, a Jesuit boarding school in Lancashire, there will be a Festival of Literature … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, Festivals, Film, Television
Tagged BBC, Castle Howard, Countryfile Live, Lytham Hall, Stonyhurst Literature and Film Festival
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Scoop in Chipping Campden
Duncan McLaren has posted a report of his presentation on Waugh’s Scoop at last week’s literary festival in Chipping Campden. His talk took the lively audience through the novel with Waugh at their sides. It was supported with numerous relevant … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Works, Festivals, Scoop
Tagged American Thinker, Chipping Campden Literary Festival 2019, Duncan McLaren, New Republic
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