A podcast featuring chapter-by-chapter and topic-led commentaries on George Orwell’s novels & non-fiction.
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A podcast featuring chapter-by-chapter and topic-led commentaries on George Orwell’s novels & non-fiction.
Aimed at school students & university undergraduates. Made by Dr Nathan Waddell, University of Birmingham, UK.
Text versions of all episodes available at https://drnjwaddell.co.uk/reading-orwell.
6. A Sort of Saving Stupidity: Nineteen Eighty-Four Part I, Chapter 5
Reading Orwell
23 minutes 22 seconds
5 years ago
6. A Sort of Saving Stupidity: Nineteen Eighty-Four Part I, Chapter 5
What is Newspeak? Why is Airstrip One so dirty? These are the main questions tackled in this episode, which also considers Orwell’s views on politics and language.
Reading Orwell
A podcast featuring chapter-by-chapter and topic-led commentaries on George Orwell’s novels & non-fiction.
Aimed at school students & university undergraduates. Made by Dr Nathan Waddell, University of Birmingham, UK.
Text versions of all episodes available at https://drnjwaddell.co.uk/reading-orwell.
