Orwell vs Kafka: Nineteen Eighty-Four

Original version

BBC Radio 4 LW

BBC Radio 4 FM

Orwell vs Kafka: Nineteen Eighty-Four: 4: 'We are the dead.'

4: 'We are the dead.'

BBC Radio 4 - Orwell vs Kafka: Nineteen Eighty-Four, 4: 'We are the dead.'

Adjoa Andoh continues a day of readings celebrating Orwell's great dystopian masterpiece.

Now convinced that an opposition to the Party must exist, Winston risks all when he takes Julia to O'Brien's flat.  Adjoa Andoh continues Orwell's great dystopian classic.

Adjoa Andoh continues a day of readings from Nineteen Eighty-Four, celebrating the 75th anniversary of Orwell's great dystopian novel, as part of Radio 4's 'Orwell vs Kafka' season.

Other readers include: Martin Freeman, Tom Hollander, Juliet Stevenson,  Rhashan Stone and Samuel West.

The year is 1984. War and revolution have left the world unrecognisable. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party, and its leader, Big Brother, stares out from every poster. The Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal, and no one is free. Winston Smith works at The Ministry of Truth, carefully rewriting history, but he dreams of freedom and of rebellion. When he falls in love, the affair is an act of rebellion against the Party. But nothing is secret. And Room 101 awaits...

Today: now convinced that an opposition to the Party must exist, Winston risks all  when he takes Julia to O'Brien's flat...

Reader: Adjoa Andoh
Writer: George Orwell
Abridger: Robin Brooks
Producer: Karen Holden

BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Podcasts

Drama

Drama: Classic & Period

Drama: Political

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Orwell vs Kafka: Nineteen Eighty-Four

4: 'We are the dead.'

Genres

Series

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4