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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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Telegraph Praises Episode 2 of Decline and Fall
Today’s Daily Telegraph adds its praise for the BBC’s faithful adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall which continued yesterday. In his TV review column, Mark Monahan writes: There was gentle entertainment on Friday evening BBC One – well, superficially gentle, at … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Television
Tagged Alex Renton, BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Deborah Ross, Guardian, Mark Monahan, Tim Piggott-Smith
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Episode 2 of Decline and Fall to Air Tonight
Several of the papers have previewed the second episode of Decline and Fall which will be transmitted this evening on BBC One at 9pm. The most detailed advance description of this episode appears in the “Viewing Guide” column by Ed Potton … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Interviews, Newspapers, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Ed Potton, Graham Norton, Radio Times, The Times
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Media Buildup Begins for Decline and Fall Episode 2
Anticipating the broadcast of the second episode of the BBC’s adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall, media publicity has begun to build up. The Daily Telegraph has provided a preview of that episode in its TV choice column: The … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Interviews, Newspapers, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Constance Watson, Daily Telegraph, Graham Norton Show, HeatStreet.com
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More Reviews (Mostly Favorable) of BBC’s Decline and Fall
The reviews of the BBC’s adaptation of Decline and Fall continue to pile up after last night’s transmission of Episode One. These are nearly all favorable. There was a split decision in the Guardian. An editorial thought the project misguided: … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Ben Dowell, David Suchet, Guardian, James Wood, Kevin Eldon, Radio Times, Sam Wollaston
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Papers Praise BBC’s Decline and Fall
The Times, Daily Telegraph and Guardian all make tonight’s first episode of the BBC’s adaptation of Decline and Fall recommended viewing. The notice in the Times’s “Viewing Guide” by James Jackson is the most detailed: Alongside that other academia satire, … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Daily Mirror, Evening Standard, New Statesman, Radio Times, The Sun, The Times
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BBC’s Decline and Fall Reviewed in The Tablet and The Spectator
Two of the weeklies are the first off the mark with reviews of Episode 1 of BBC One’s Decline and Fall adaptation the day before it airs. These are by James Delingpole in The Spectator and Lucy Lethbridge in The Tablet and both … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Eva Longoria, Jack Whitehall, James Delingpole, James Wood, Lucy Lethbridge, The Spectator, The Tablet
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Decline and Fall Profiled in Independent
The Independent newspaper (still publishing online) has profiled the BBC’s upcoming production of Waugh’s Decline and Fall. The article is written by Gerard Gilbert and contains much of the same material from cast and crew interviews as that appearing in the other … Continue reading
