Arena | George Orwell: 5: 1984

Duration: 53'59''

Synopsis

Life and work of George Orwell. Begins with wife's death and end of WWII, his move from London to Jura and his death in 1950. Biographer Bernard Crick draws parallels throughout between the last years of his life and his vision of ''1984''.

Further Information
Other Archive resources
Nineteen Eighty-Four | BBC Two | 1965

Theatre 625: The World Of George Orwell | 1984: Part 2

Britain has become a province of 'Oceania', one of the three tyrannical world super-powers, locked permanently in a state of war. Big Brother is always watchful from posters and TV screens. Starring David Buck as Winston Smith and Jane Merrow as Julia.
Nineteen Eighty-Four | BBC Two | 1965

Theatre 625: The World Of George Orwell: 1984

Britain has become a province of 'Oceania', one of the three tyrannical world super-powers, locked permanently in a state of war. Big Brother is always watchful from posters and TV screens. Starring David Buck as Winston Smith and Jane Merrow as Julia.