Lord Copper, newspaper mag ants and proprietor of the Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. Acting on a dinner-party til form Mrs Algernon Stitch he feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising little war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia.
One of Waugh’s most exuberant comedies, Scoop is a brilliantly irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news.
