Essays And Journalism [The Real George Orwell]

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A Hanging

20130218

20200127 (BBC7)
20200128 (BBC7)
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.'

George Orwell's account of an execution in Burma in the 1920s

Confessions Of A Book Reviewer

20030618

20200128 (BBC7)
20200129 (BBC7)
20130219 (R4)
20130220 (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.

George Orwell's attempts to tell the terrible truth about writing

My Country Right Or Left

20030619

20200129 (BBC7)
20200130 (BBC7)
20130220 (R4)
20130221 (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.

George Orwell's reconciling patriotism and left-wing views

Pleasure Spots

20030620

20200130 (BBC7)
20200131 (BBC7)
20130221 (R4)
20130222 (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.

George Orwell on the subject of pleasure.

05 LAST

As I Please

20030621

20200131 (BBC7)
20200201 (BBC7)
20130222 (R4)
20130223 (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.

George Orwell on the absurdities of New Year's Honours.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	A Hanging	20130218	20200127 (BBC7) 20200128 (BBC7) 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.' George Orwell's account of an execution in Burma in the 1920s
02	Confessions Of A Book Reviewer	20030618	20200128 (BBC7) 20200129 (BBC7) 20130219 (R4) 20130220 (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. George Orwell's attempts to tell the terrible truth about writing
03	My Country Right Or Left	20030619	20200129 (BBC7) 20200130 (BBC7) 20130220 (R4) 20130221 (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. George Orwell's reconciling patriotism and left-wing views
04	Pleasure Spots	20030620	20200130 (BBC7) 20200131 (BBC7) 20130221 (R4) 20130222 (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. George Orwell on the subject of pleasure.
05 LAST	As I Please	20030621	20200131 (BBC7) 20200201 (BBC7) 20130222 (R4) 20130223 (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. George Orwell on the absurdities of New Year's Honours.