Constructing a film out of a story as beloved of readers as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, or indeed Pride and Prejudice or Brideshead Revisited, is a delicate art. Very often, the result is a phenomenal disappointment. We will all have myriad examples to prove this. Not all films are worthy of their titles. 

With a star-studded new HBO/BBC adaptation of Brideshead Revisited now being cast, William Cash reveals why Evelyn Waugh’s portrayal of a decadent upper-class Catholic family was banned in 1947 by the Hollywood censors

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The great novelist, who died 50 years ago, almost became the first president of the Latin Mass Society

Brideshead Revisited enchants readers with its luscious portrayal of upper-class life. But at its heart is the working of grace

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Downton tells us nothing truthful about 1925

Their collection at the moment is very low brow, with one notable exception