Coming Up For Air

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Coming Up for Air by George Orwell: 5. First Love

Coming Up for Air

5. First Love

Coming Up for Air by George Orwell

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George Bowling tells us about his first love, Elsie.

George Bowling reveals all about his first love and his first attempts to get beyond a kiss. Read by Tim McInnerny.

George Bowling tells us about his first love, Elsie and his first fumbling attempts to get beyond a kiss.

George Orwell's book was first published before war broke out in 1939.

Abridged by Ellin Stein.

Read by Tim McInnerny.

Producer: Clive Brill

A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.

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George Bowling, a fat, married, middle-aged insurance salesman surveys his life.

George Bowling, a fat, married, middle-aged insurance salesman surveys his life whilst reflecting on the country he finds himself living in. Read by Tim McInnerny.

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