George Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ | In Their Own Words: British Novelists

A discussion of George Orwell and his dystopian novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 3'11''
  • Broadcast year: 2010
Curriculum Connection
  • English Literature | 20th-century texts | Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell | Setting
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Licence: ERA Licence required

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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: In Their Own Words: British Novelists
  • Episode: Among the Ruins (1919-1939)
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