1984 (Walter Cronkite)

Based on Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

Walter Cronkite compares the oppressive society in George Orwell's 1984 with present developments.

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Content
  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 47'42''
  • Broadcast date: 1983
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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