British Invaders 60: Nineteen Eighty-Four (Part 2)

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a classic novel by George Orwell. We now conclude our discussion of the 1954 BBC adaptation. Let’s look at more of the story and some of the extraordinary controversy that followed it.

The video of Nineteen Eighty-Four is available at archive.org:

http://www.archive.org/details/Meatpies_1984

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British Invaders 59: Nineteen Eighty-Four (Part 1)

Nineteen Eighty-Four is Nigel Kneale’s adaptation of the classic novel by George Orwell. Britain has become Airstrip One, society is manipulated and controlled, and Big Brother is Watching….

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British Invaders 253: Moondial (Part 2)

Moondial was a 1988 Children’s BBC serial that combined ghost-story elements with time travel. Minty finds herself talking to children from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. What can she do to help them? Who is the sinister Miss Raven, and what does she represent?

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