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Tag Archives: Daily Telegraph
New Year’s Roundup
–Discussions of Waugh’s taste in clothing have appeared in two recent blogs. One relates to tweed suits, something Waugh obviously admired and inadvertently promoted. Here is an excerpt from the “Grey Fox” website: The Italian word ‘sprezzatura’ perfectly describes that … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop, The Loved One
Tagged Catholic Herald, Clothes styles, Daily Telegraph, South China Morning Post, Tweed
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Winter Solstice Roundup
–This letter appeared in a recent issue of The Times newspaper: DECLARATION OF WAUGH Sir, The late Duchess of Devonshire showed me a book given to her by the Roman Catholic Evelyn Waugh, having an inscription by him along the … Continue reading
Derek Granger (More)
Several newspapers and other media have run obituary notices for Derek Granger. The most comprehensive are those in the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph. The Guardian, for example, mentions some of his other TV work for Granada: When he took … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Derek Granger, Guardian, The Argus
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Thanksgiving Roundup
–Iona McLaren writng in the Daily Telegraph considers the problem posed by readers who want to be warned against reading something that might upset them–in this case about books in which animals die. The article opens with this: The US … Continue reading
Posted in Black Mischief, Decline and Fall, Letters, Newspapers, Television Programs, Theater, World War II
Tagged Chelsea Arts Club, Daily Telegraph, El Diaria Cultura (Uruguay), The Guardian, The Times newspaper
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World Cup Roundup
–A recent book with a Waugh theme was listed (with reservations) among the Daily Telegraph year’s best biographies: Daisy Dunn’s Not Far From Brideshead (W&N, £20) is less satisfactory. What should be a dynamite intellectual history of how three great classicists – Gilbert … Continue reading
Posted in Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Television Programs
Tagged Castle Howard, Channel 4, Church Times, Daily Telegraph, Duncan McLaren, The Times newspaper
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Roundup: Books Listed, Reviewed and Revisited
–The Daily Telegraph has a review of the new book by David Fleming entitled Hellfire: Evelyn Waugh and the Hypocrites Club. This was published in the UK last month as noted in a recent post. The review is by Nikhil … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Entertainment Weekly, Kurt Vonnegut, Literary Hub, New York Times, The Critic
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BBC WWII Commando Series
The BBC has scheduled the broadcast of a 6-part docudrama series on the WWII Commandos. This will focus on the SAS, which was the brainchild of Commando David Stirling with whom Waugh was serving in 8 Commando in 1941. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television Programs, World War II
Tagged BBC, Christopher Sykes, Commandos, Daily Telegraph, David Stirling, Financial Times, History Magazine, SAS
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Ma Meyrick Inspires Again
Novelist Kate Atkinson has written a book about a London night club hostess from the 1920s that has received considerable press coverage. This is entitled Shrines of Gaiety. The opening of this article by Jake Kerridge in the Daily Telegraph … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Fiction, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Kate Atkinson, New York Sun, New York Times, Slate, The Economist
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Summer Bank Holiday Roundup
–D J Taylor in the latest issue of Literary Review has written a review of the new biography by Patrick Donovan. This is entitled Arnold Bennett: Last Icon. It was mentioned in a previous post. Here’s an excerpt from the … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle, Waugh Family
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Duncan McLaren, Evening Standard, Guardian, Literary Review, The Monthly
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Summer Dog Days Roundup
–Writer Antonia Fraser is interviewed in a recent Daily Telegraph article. This is on the occasion of her 90th birthday this month. The interview is by her cousin and bridge partner Harry Mount (also editor of The Oldie). When he … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, London, Newspapers
Tagged Antonia Fraser, Daily Telegraph, House and Garden, postcodes, Salman Rushdie, The American Conservative, The Sunday Times
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