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Category Archives: Waugh Family
Joseph Epstein Reviews Waugh
Veteran US essayist, short-story writer and former editor of The American Scholar, Joseph Epstein, has written a review of Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh. This appears in the latest issue of the Claremont Review of Books and is as … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Biographies, Black Mischief, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Claremont Review of Books, Isaiah Berlin, Joseph Epstein
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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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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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Daily Mail Features Decline and Fall Adaptation
This week’s Daily Mail carries a feature article (“Love and Waugh”) by Andrew Preston on the BBC adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall. This appears in the Mail’s “Weekend Magazine” and involves interviews with several members of the production’s … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Alexander Waugh, Decline and Fall, Interviews, Newspapers, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Daily Mail, Evgeny Lebedev, George Osborne, Jack Whitehall, James Wood, The Evening Standard
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Waugh Conference Details Announced
Details have been announced of the Evelyn Waugh conference to be held at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California in the spring. Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector will take place on May 5 & 6 (Fri. & Sat.) to … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Complete Works, Conferences, Evelyn Waugh Society, Events
Tagged Huntington Library
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Combe Florey Parish Council at Risk
The Parish Council of Combe Florey is at risk of dissolution for lack of interest. According to the Somerset County Gazette, there are only two council members remaining in their seats as a result of others having resigned. The Parish Council … Continue reading
Posted in Combe Florey, Newspapers, Waugh Family
Tagged Combe Florey Parish Council, Somerset County Gazzette, Taunton Deane Borough Council
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Paula Byrne to Appear at Highclere and Other Waugh News
Biographer Paula Byrne (author of Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead (2009)) will appear in a program entitled “Literature and Landscapes” to be held at Highclere Castle near Newbury, Berkshire, in May. The venue is better known as the … Continue reading
Wrong Waugh
The interactive internet site Ranker has started a new rating survey in which Evelyn Waugh is included. A previous posting has him under consideration for the rating of Best Roman Catholic Author, in which he is currently listed as #3. See previous post … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alec Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Lancing, Television
Tagged Arthur Waugh, Ranker, Sherborne School
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Final Episode of BBC Arena’s Waugh Trilogy Now Available
Episode 3 of the 1987 BBC Arena “Waugh Trilogy” is now posted on YouTube. This is entitled “An Englishman’s Home.” With this posting, all three episodes are now available. See earlier posts. Like the previous ones, this episode is also of a high quality … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Documentaries, Evelyn Waugh, Interviews, Television Programs, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, Waugh Family
Tagged "An Englishman's Home", BBC Arena, Waugh Trilogy, YouTube
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Alexander Chancellor (1940-2017): Savior of The Spectator
Journalist and editor Alexander Chancellor has died at the age of 77. He is probably best known as the man who saved the Spectator. He became editor at a low point in 1975 and remained for 9 years during which the magazine … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Auberon Waugh, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Evelyn Waugh Society, Newspapers, Waugh Family
Tagged Alexander Chancellor, Daily Telegraph, The Spectator
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