JERSEY J TENNESSEE IN CONVERSATION WITH EVELYN WAUGH
from youtube
Evelyn Waugh is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century. Although he is known to millions for writing Brideshead Revisited, he devoted much of his early work to romping farce and brutally funny satire. A good example of this is Scoop; an exuberant comedy noir set in Fleet Street (back in the 1930s when it was London’s centre of journalism) and Ishmaelia.
Before his death in 1966, Waugh gave a number of recorded interviews for the BBC; an institution that he considered then (as indeed now) to be staffed exclusively by self important functionaries. His 1953 appearance on Frankly Speaking caused him such offence that he remained traumatised by the experience for the rest of his life. Nevertheless, the interviews that he gave from 1948 to 1964 are essential listening (or viewing) for anyone requiring a glimpse into the world of a literary heavyweight.
The above animation is based on a small selection of these interviews. If you want more of the same let me know and it shall be arranged, although Mr Tennessee will be unavailable for future productions (as explained below).
Finally, I have been asked to point out that the actor playing Waugh is unexpectedly available for feature length rom-coms or TV crime drama. He can be contacted via The Twisted Web; please feel free to get in touch, his rates are very reasonable. In addition, the animation is in memory of, and dedicated to, Jersey J Tennessee who died in a horrible gardening accident late last week. May the Lord have mercy on his soul.
