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14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In Anna Funder's revelatory biography of Eileen, George Orwell's forgotten first wife, we discover a sharp, witty and fearless woman. Fenella Woolgar reads. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In Anna Funder's biography of George Orwell's forgotten first wife, it's 1936 and Orwell is in Barcelona preparing to fight. Meanwhile, there's a revelation. Fenella Woolgar reads. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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In Anna Funder's intimate portrait of George Orwell's marriage to Eileen it's 1938. The pair travel to Morocco, and George makes a shocking request. Fenella Woolgar reads. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Anna Funder's tender portrait of a literary marriage concludes. Eileen, George Orwell's forgotten first wife, influences and shapes the novel, Animal Farm. Fenella Woolgar reads. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In Anna Funder's biography of George Orwell's forgotten first wife, Eileen, fear reigns. To escape Spain's civil war, Eileen must confront terror. Fenella Woolgar reads. Show more
