Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Hanging | 20130218 | 20130219 (R4) | Although most famous for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty Four, George Orwell was also a prolific essayist and journalist. A selection of Orwell's non-fiction writing begins with the powerful essay, A Hanging, Orwell's account of an execution that he attended while serving in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma during the 1920's: 'It is curious, but til that moment I had never realised what it means to destroy a healthy, conscious man.' Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell's account of an execution in Burma in the 1920s A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell Although most famous for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty Four, George Orwell was also a prolific essayist and journalist. A selection of Orwell's non-fiction writing begins with the powerful essay, A Hanging, Orwell's account of an execution that he attended while serving in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma during the 1920's: 'It is curious, but til that moment I had never realised what it means to destroy a healthy, conscious man.' Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell's account of an execution in Burma in the 1920s A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell |
| 02 | Confessions Of A Book Reviewer | 20030618 | 20130220 (R4) 20130219 (R4) | A selection of familiar and unfamiliar non-fiction pieces by the author of Animal Farm. Confessions of a Book Reviewer attempts to tell the terrible truth about writing reviews for a living while one of Orwell's As I Please columns tackles the oddities of the English language. Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell's attempts to tell the terrible truth about writing A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell A selection of familiar and unfamiliar non-fiction pieces by the author of Animal Farm. Confessions of a Book Reviewer attempts to tell the terrible truth about writing reviews for a living while one of Orwell's As I Please columns tackles the oddities of the English language. Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell's attempts to tell the terrible truth about writing A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell |
| 03 | My Country Right Or Left | 20030619 | 20130221 (R4) 20130220 (R4) | A selection of familiar and unfamiliar non-fiction pieces by the author of Animal Farm. In My Country Right or Left, Orwell attempts to reconcile his strong patriotic feelings with his left wing views. Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell's reconciling patriotism and left-wing views A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell A selection of familiar and unfamiliar non-fiction pieces by the author of Animal Farm. In My Country Right or Left, Orwell attempts to reconcile his strong patriotic feelings with his left wing views. Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell's reconciling patriotism and left-wing views A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell |
| 04 | Pleasure Spots | 20030620 | 20130222 (R4) 20130221 (R4) | A selection of Orwell's non-fiction. The author's thoughts on the post-war prospects for the English tourist trade, taken from a 1944 edition of Orwell's regular Tribune column, 'As I Please'. Before that, an essay written in 1946 from the same publication : Pleasure Spots, which takes as its subject the precursors of today's theme parks - horribly artificial places from which the natural world has been excluded. Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell on the subject of pleasure. A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell A selection of Orwell's non-fiction. The author's thoughts on the post-war prospects for the English tourist trade, taken from a 1944 edition of Orwell's regular Tribune column, 'As I Please'. Before that, an essay written in 1946 from the same publication : Pleasure Spots, which takes as its subject the precursors of today's theme parks - horribly artificial places from which the natural world has been excluded. Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell on the subject of pleasure. A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell |
| 05 | As I Please | 20030621 | 20130223 (R4) 20130222 (R4) | In this final selection of pieces, Orwell explores gullibility in modern society, ridicules the absurdities of the New Year's Honours List, and recalls a minor incident from his youth which helped to form his socialist outlook. Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell on the absurdities of New Year's Honours. A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell In this final selection of pieces, Orwell explores gullibility in modern society, ridicules the absurdities of the New Year's Honours List, and recalls a minor incident from his youth which helped to form his socialist outlook. Reader: Clive Merrison Producer: David Jackson Young First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. George Orwell on the absurdities of New Year's Honours. A journey exploring the man Eric Blair and the writer George Orwell |