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Is Brideshead Revisited (1981) the best book-to-screen adaptation ever?

Is Brideshead Revisited (1981) the best book-to-screen adaptation ever?

Released Monday, 4th May 2026
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Is Brideshead Revisited (1981) the best book-to-screen adaptation ever?

Is Brideshead Revisited (1981) the best book-to-screen adaptation ever?

Is Brideshead Revisited (1981) the best book-to-screen adaptation ever?

Is Brideshead Revisited (1981) the best book-to-screen adaptation ever?

Monday, 4th May 2026
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Brideshead Revisited is much discussed as a beloved Catholic novel. But it is also perhaps the only instance of a great book getting a screen adaptation that is equally good - almost to the point of being interchangeable with the book. We refer, of course, to the 1981 miniseries, not the 2008 movie! James Majewski, Nathan Douglas, and Thomas Mirus discuss what makes this series such a great work of adaptation.

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