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Orwell vs Kafka: Nineteen Eighty-Four

1: 'Big Brother Is Watching You'

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Winston Smith commits Thoughtcrime, but Big Brother is watching, as Martin Freeman begins reading from Orwell's great dystopian novel, celebrating its 75th anniversary. Show more

Orwell vs Kafka: Nineteen Eighty-Four

2: 'If there is hope, it lies in the proles.'

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Winston is unnerved by attention from a girl from the Anti-Sex League. Could she be a spy? Radio 4's readings from Orwell's great dystopian novel continue. Show more

Orwell vs Kafka: Nineteen Eighty-Four

3: 'Have you done this before?'

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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The dark-haired girl passes Winston a note - and everything changes, as Juliet Stevenson reads the next in Radio 4's day of readings from Orwell's dystopian masterpiece. Show more

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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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. Show more

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Winston and Julia's safe haven above Charrington's shop is shattered, as Samuel West reads the next part of Orwell's dystopian masterpiece to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Show more

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Room 101 awaits, as O'Brien continues Winston's interrogation. Tom Hollander reads the final part of Orwell's great dystopian masterpiece, celebrating its 75th anniversary. Show more