Franco's Nationalists reject Spain's Republican government. Eric Blair reports the fight against fascism. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more
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Caught between the different factions of their own side, Eric and Eileen are forced to escape from Spain. Stars Lyndsey Marshal. Show more
By Mike Walker. In October 1922, Eric Blair travels to Burma to join the Imperial Police. His experiences in the country will affect him profoundly. With Joseph Millson. Show more
By Jonathan Holloway. Eric Blair's relationship with the opposite sex could be a distraught one. This drama explores his nine year relationship with his wife, Eileen. Show more
Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the poor, as a dishwasher in Paris and among the tramps of London, when he was still in his twenties. Read by Joseph Millson. Show more
Living in Paris with no money to his name, Orwell needs a job. He turns to Boris, a Russian refugee with experience of the restaurant trade, for help. Show more
Orwell considers the hierarchy among the hard-pressed restaurant workers of Paris, where he discovers that no-one wears a moustache except the cooks. Show more
On his time off from work, Orwell enjoys the bistro life of Paris's Latin Quarter and the characters he meets. Show more
Orwell finds work as a plongeur - a slave's slave - washing dishes for 14 hours a day in a stifling inferno of a cellar, deafened by oaths and the clanging of pots and pans. Show more
After several months slaving as a dishwasher in Paris, Orwell returns to England. But when the job he was promised fails to materialise, he finds himself down and out once more. Show more
Back home in England, but down and out once more, Orwell makes the acquaintance of an Irish tramp, who introduces him to life on the road and nights in various shelters. Show more
Orwell befriends a tramp called Paddy, and they seek shelter in a Salvation Army hostel, where Orwell is struck by the range of men who find themselves down and out. Show more
Down and out in London, Orwell meets a couple of pavement artists and considers society's attitude to those who are forced to beg. Show more
Orwell discovers that it is not the lack of money or the hunger that dispirits him most, but the boredom that goes hand in hand with poverty. Show more
By Mike Walker. In September 1938 Eric and Eileen travel to Morocco for his health. In Marrakech Eric imagines a meeting with Georges Kopp. With Joseph Millson and Lyndsey Marshal Show more
Orwell explores gullibility, absurdities of New Year's Honours, and the spark for his socialist outlook. Read by Clive Merrison. Show more
The Real George Orwell
The Road to Nineteen Eighty-Four
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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What led avowed socialist George Orwell to write a book beloved of the Right? David Aaronovitch discovers how 1984 grew from a forgotten political world, shaped by the atom bomb. Show more
The author attempts to reconcile his patriotism with his left-wing views. Orwell’s non-fiction writing read by Clive Merrison. Show more
The truth about writing reviews for a living and English language oddities. Orwell’s non-fiction writing read by Clive Merrison. Show more
Thoughts on horribly artificial theme parks excluding the natural world. Orwell’s non-fiction writing read by Clive Merrison. Show more