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18/05/2013

Today Morning news. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day, Weather

A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell

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The Road to Nineteen Eighty-Four

What led avowed socialist George Orwell to write a novel that is beloved of the Right?

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Nineteen Eighty-Four Episode 2

2/2 Winston and Julia are determined to join the Brotherhood, pledged to destroy The Party.

Sat 23 Feb 2013 21:00 BBC Radio 4

See all previous episodes from The Real George Orwell

  • 'First he wanted to be called X'

    'First he wanted to call himself X'. DJ Taylor on how Eric Blair chose George Orwell for his pen name.
    Orwell's biographer DJ Taylor explains how Eric Blair chose his pen name.

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