Synopsis
Ben travels up the length of the wilderness isle to one of its most remote corners on a personal pilgrimage. Jura is where George Orwell wrote his dark masterpiece, 1984. Ben visits the house of his literary hero to meet with Orwell's son, Richard, who lived here with his father as a young boy. Ben hears about the author's complex relationship with faith and wrestles with how Orwell could write such a dark vision of the future whilst living in such a stunning location.
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