Evelyn Waugh Black Mischief

The baleful wit of Evelyn Waugh & Hugh Hector Munro, and the inspiring beauty of African ladies.

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Gyles Brandreth interviews Richard E Grant. 13 March 2026.

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Helen Hunt, A Good Woman, 2004

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"Sometimes entertainment is an overrated function of art. Sometimes being made uncomfortable is the point. Sometimes being repulsed by something is the point."

Simon Pegg in the Criterion Closet

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A N Wilson selects Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Podcast Episode · Great Lives · 17/02/2025 · 28m

A.N. Wilson discusses Goethe with Charlotte Lee. 17 February 2025.

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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

Drama Podcast · 11 Episodes · Weekly Series

Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories read by Hugh Bonneville

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David Lean, Noel Coward, Blithe Spirit, 1945

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Mildred Natwick, Lauren Bacall, and Claudette Colbert with Noel Coward for “The Ford Star Jubilee” production of 'Blithe Spirit' in 1955.

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Blithe Spirit, 1945, dir. David Lean

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Margaret Rutherford as Madame Arcati

Blithe Spirit (1945)

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Blithe Spirit, 2020 Photo credit: Studio Canal

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Peter Greenaway, Prospero's Books, 1991

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Who could replace her? Plenty of contenders. Old warriors, young pretenders. Lord Billsborough, say. Party Chairman. Too old and too familiar, tainted by a thousand shabby deals. Michael Samuels. Too young and too clever. Patrick Woolton. Bit of a lout, bit of a bully boy, yes it could well be Woolton. Henry Collingridge. The people’s favourite. A well-meaning fool. No background and no bottom.

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Save us, Yes Minister HoC crossover Grey Poupon commercial.