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Two Hitchenses on Waugh
Articles on Waugh by brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens have recently been resurrected on the internet. These are Christopher’s essay “The Permanent Adolescent” which originally appeared in The Atlantic magazine for April 2003 and was later collected in Arguably. This is now … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Articles, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, Sword of Honour, Waugh Family, World War II
Tagged Aleteia.com, Christopher Hitchens, Mail on Sunday, Peter Hitchens, YouTube
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Decline and Fall on YouTube
All three episodes of the BBC TV adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall are currently posted on YouTube. They may be watched on your computer without a UK internet connection. Here are the links: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Television
Tagged BBC, YouTube
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Decline and Fall and Some Others
Harry Mount writing in the Catholic Herald offers these additional thoughts about the BBC’s production: The new BBC One version of Decline and Fall was pretty good – but it could only fall short of the book. The genius of … Continue reading
Final Episode of BBC Arena’s Waugh Trilogy Now Available
Episode 3 of the 1987 BBC Arena “Waugh Trilogy” is now posted on YouTube. This is entitled “An Englishman’s Home.” With this posting, all three episodes are now available. See earlier posts. Like the previous ones, this episode is also of a high quality … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Documentaries, Evelyn Waugh, Interviews, Television Programs, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, Waugh Family
Tagged "An Englishman's Home", BBC Arena, Waugh Trilogy, YouTube
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Part 2 of BBC Arena Trilogy Posted
Part 2 of the BBC Arena’s Waugh Trilogy has been posted on YouTube. This is entitled “From Mayfair to the Jungle” and covers the 1930s continuing through the war to Brideshead Revisited. Those interviewed include William Deedes, Dorothy Lygon, John … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Documentaries, Interviews, Television Programs, World War II
Tagged BBC Arena, Waugh Trilogy Part 2, YouTube
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BBC Arena Waugh Trilogy Available Online
Part 1 of the 1987 BBC Arena three-part documentary, usually called the “Waugh Trilogy,” has been posted on YouTube. This is entitled “Bright Young Things.” It was last broadcast in 2008. The series was directed and narrated by Nicholas Shakespeare, and some of … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Television Programs
Tagged BBC Arena, Nicholas Shakespeare, Waugh Trilogy, YouTube
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Video Bookseller
Booksellers Peter Harrington have stepped up their promotion by showing their prize offerings on YouTube. One of their video offerings is a first edition of Waugh’s 1928 novel Decline and Fall with a pristine dust wrapper. The book is presented by … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, First Editions, Items for Sale, London
Tagged Peter Harrington Booksellers, YouTube
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Evelyn Waugh: Wiki Audio
Some one has posted on YouTube an audio version of Evelyn Waugh’s Wikipedia entry. It is read by a digital voice with a British accent and is unpleasant to listen to. I would only recommend it to some one whose vision … Continue reading
Russian Radio Dramatization of The Loved One
A Russian radio dramatization of The Loved One (Nezabvennaia) has been posted on YouTube. The entire production plays for nearly 4 hours, but it was apparently broadcast in shorter episodes earlier this year. It was produced by Teatr Radio Rossii … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Radio, Radio Programs, The Loved One, Twitter
Tagged Radio Theater of Russia, YouTube
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Lisa Hilton Video re Brideshead
Novelist and biographer Lisa Hilton has posted a one-minute video in the Why I Love This Book series explaining why Waugh’s 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited is her favorite novel. She is most impressed by the quality of the writing which managed, … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Uncategorized
Tagged Lisa Hilton, YouTube
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