Tag Archives: BBC

Adapter of Brideshead Film Profiled in Independent

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Andrew Davies, probably the most prominent adapter of books into TV series is profiled in a recent issue of the Independent newspaper. This article is inspired by his latest script which adapted Tolstoy’s War and Peace into a 6-hour series on … Continue reading →

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Waugh and “Dickensian”

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

A reviewer in the Guardian has written a survey of earlier reviews of a new BBC TV series. This is Dickensian which began with 4 of the 20 episodes earlier this week. The idea, conceived by Tony Jordan (of East Enders), … Continue reading →

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BBC to Rebroadcast “On Guard”

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

BBC Radio 4 Extra will rebroadcast Waugh’s short story “On Guard.” The dramatization will be transmitted in two parts on 7 and 8 January 2016. Here’s the schedule. It will also be available on the internet via BBC iPlayer after … Continue reading →

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Two Waugh Novels Make BBC’s Top 100 List

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The BBC recently conducted a poll of literary critics outside the UK to determine their choices of the 100 greatest British novels. Novels written by Irish or other non-British authors were excluded. The poll included 82 critics who were each asked to name … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Round Britain Quiz

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

A Waugh novel was part of a question in a recent Round Britain Quiz on BBC Radio 4. The teams were Scotland and Wales and this question was put to the Scotland  team: Q8 (from Stephen Gore) In which apparently unproductive source … Continue reading →

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Telegraph Marks Arena’s 40th Anniversary

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has marked the 40th anniversary of BBC’s award-winning arts documentary series Arena by selecting what it regards as its 10 best programs. Among the Telegraph’s top 10, no. 4 is the 1987 production entitled “The Waugh Trilogy”: With Granada’s … Continue reading →

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Dominic Sandbrook Revisits Brideshead

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The BBC is currently running a series on the history of British post-war popular culture. It is presented by historian and writer, Dominic Sandbrook, and entitled Let Us Entertain You. The second episode (“In With the Old”) was devoted to the … Continue reading →

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Whispering Glades and Tranquil Repose

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Argonaut, a regional newspaper covering the west side of Los Angeles, has published an interview with art director Mike Salisbury who has worked in film, broadcast and print media and lives in Venice, CA. The interviewer gets a rise out … Continue reading →

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BBC Does Longleat

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The BBC has produced a documentary series on Longleat House and its owners. This is All Change at Longleat and it focuses on the current Marquess of Bath and his son, Ceawlin (aka Viscount Weymouth). Lord Bath is not a newcomer to publicity having … Continue reading →

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Waugh Among the Bohemians

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The BBC is currently running a cultural documentary entitled How to be a Bohemian. It is presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell and is broadcast on Monday nights over the BBC4 channel. The first episode traced the history of artistic “bohemians” from … Continue reading →

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