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Eighty-four, Forty-eight, Eighty-three

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

George Orwell 's 1984 was written in 1948. Julian Symons offers his assessment of the book, considers it as a reflection of Britain in the late 40s and discusses its implications for 1983 with Professor Witney Bolton of Ruttgers
University; The Rt Hon
Roy Hattersley ; Anthony Smith , writer and broadcaster; and John Wain , author and critic. Producer ALAN WILDING (Repeated; Fri 11.0 am)

Contributors

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George Orwell
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Julian Symons
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Professor Witney Bolton
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Roy Hattersley
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Anthony Smith
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John Wain
Producer:
Alan Wilding
Source: Radio Times

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