Evelyn Waugh, photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1940 — Photo: Carl Van Vechten, 1940. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Library of Congress, Carl Van Vechten Collection).

The Waugh Trilogy

This groundbreaking three-part documentary, written and narrated by Nicholas Shakespeare, explores the life and work of one of England’s greatest novelists. It includes Shakespeare’s interviews with Evelyn Waugh’s family and friends, who read from his works. Among the contributors are Graham Greene, Harold Acton, Diana Mosley, Bill Deedes, John Mortimer and Kingsley Amis.