Tag Archives: The Observer

Palm Sunday Roundup

Posted on March 29, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

–The BBC has added several Waugh-related programs. Most notably, the BBC Four TV channel will air a TV rebroadcast of two programs on 9 April. These include the theatrical film adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, first broadcast on BBC in 2011 … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day/Bank Holiday Roundup

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Garden Museum in Lambeth, London, has opened an exhibit called “Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party.” This was described in a recent article in The Observer by Vanessa Thorpe: …The strong horticultural influence on Beaton’s work is recognised now in an … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s Visit to Vis

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

The Observer has published an interview of Croatian writer Srećko Horvat whose new book Poetry from the Future will be issued next week. The interviewer Andrew Anthony describes him as “one of the busiest leftwing political activists in Europe”, noting his … Continue reading →

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