The Brave New World

Based on Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Two literary giants died on the same day - CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley. Two biographers explore their influence.

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Brave New World | BBC Radio 4 | 2003

Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (2003)

Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's dark vision of the future includes the man who battery farms humans. Read by Anton Lesser.
Brave New World | BBC Radio 4 | 2003

Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (2003) | Episode 2

Personal thoughts are abnormal and emotions are controlled by drugs in Aldous Huxley's loveless world. Read by Anton Lesser.