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Promotion Begins for US Broadcast of Decline and Fall

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Several internet sites that track TV streaming services have noted Acorn TV’s offering of the BBC adaptation of Decline and Fall. This will begin on May 15. The most interesting is a review on the website TV Equals by P … Continue reading →

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Praise for Decline and Fall Series Spreads Beyond the UK

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

There are several articles coming in from outside the UK where the BBC’s TV adaptation of Waugh’s Decline and Fall premiered a few weeks ago. A French TV website (Telerama) includes the series in a collection of its reviews of recent UK … Continue reading →

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Acorn TV to Premiere Decline and Fall in May

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Scoop TV Film To Be Aired

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The 1987 TV film of Scoop will be available for streaming starting 11 December on Acorn TV. The script is by novelist William Boyd and is based on Evelyn Waugh’s 1938 novel which satirizes Fleet Street journalism. Outstanding performances include … Continue reading →

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2001 Sword of Honour Starring Daniel Craig on Acorn TV

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Antony F. P. Vickery

William Boyd’s 2001 television adaptation of is currently showing on Acorn TV (“[t]he best British TV streaming on demand”) in the United States and Canada. The two-episode show stars Daniel Craig as Guy Crouchback. Earlier this year William Boyd (who’s … Continue reading →

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