Evelyn Waugh
Bryony Lavery, Adam Mars-Jones, Philip Eade and Alexander Waugh join Matthew Sweet to celebrate Evelyn Waugh on the 50th anniversary of his death.
A celebration of Evelyn Waugh to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Matthew Sweet is joined by two writers who are long term admirers - Adam Mars-Jones and Bryony Lavery and by Waugh's latest biographer, Philip Eade and his grandson and editor, Alexander Waugh.
Brideshead Revisited - adapted by Bryony Lavery - runs at York Theatre Royal from Fri 22 Apr - Sat 30 Apr and then goes on tour to Bath, Southampton, Cambridge, Malvern, Brighton, Oxford, Richmond.
Evelyn Waugh - A Life Revisited by Philip Eade will be published in July.
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Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited - Radio 4 Book of the Week
Philip Eade's revealing biography of the celebrated English novelist
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Sweet |
| Interviewed Guest | Adam Mars-Jones |
| Interviewed Guest | Bryony Lavery |
| Interviewed Guest | Alexander Waugh |
| Interviewed Guest | Philip Eade |
| Producer | Zahid Warley |
Broadcast
- Tue 5 Apr 2016 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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