David Dwan
Professor of English Literature and Intellectual History at the University of Oxford
1 episode
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CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsBritish novels adapted into playsNovels adapted into operasCensored booksNovels adapted into balletsNovels adapted into radio programsEnglish novelsBritish science fiction novelsDystopian novelsNovels set in LondonNovels set in fictional countriesSocial science fictionNovels about revolutionaries, Secker & Warburg books, Novels by George Orwell, Novels about totalitarianism, Novels about propaganda, British political novels
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Orwell's dystopian novel where the state rewrites history, war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength - and Big Brother is watching you
15 September 2022
Also featuring: Lisa Mullen, John Bowen
CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsBritish novels adapted into playsNovels adapted into operasCensored booksNovels adapted into balletsNovels adapted into radio programsEnglish novelsBritish science fiction novelsDystopian novelsNovels set in LondonNovels set in fictional countriesSocial science fictionNovels about revolutionaries, Secker & Warburg books, Novels by George Orwell, Novels about totalitarianism, Novels about propaganda, British political novels