208. George Orwell
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- George Orwell is one of the most celebrated novelists, essayists, and journalists in modern British history.
Tom and Dominic are joined by Robert Colls, Professor Emeritus of History at De Montfort University, to discuss the life and legacy of the man who wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four, Animal Farm, and Homage to Catalonia.
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I am rapidly becoming addicted to the Rest is History
"Everybody gets the Orwell they deserve" .... brilliant
Binge listening to you guys. Great podcasts.
Read Animal Farm in grade school & 1984/Brave New World in Jr High as required reading. In high school we read Stranger In A Strange Land & Martian Chronicles (Faranheit 451 was Jr High too) I loved that class since I was already a big scifi fan. We also had to read Catcher In the Rye, Catch 22, All Quiet On the Western Front...I can't remember most of required English class reading but I definitely remember the scifi :) Looking forward to this episode.
In the West 1984 might be understood, but in China and Russia it is lived.
Just now a new law has been passed in Russia. On paper it outlaws torture. In reality it legalises torture, as long as it is done by "proper authorities" for a "good cause."
The latest Russian joke:
- Have you heard? A monument to Orwell has been put up in Russia.
- Really? Where?
- Everywhere.
India, china, Pakistan, entire middle East,
@@AazamPossum China and Vietnam most definitely.
Middle East is a bit different because they are true believers. But if someone there is able to think critically, I don't envy them.
India -- sorry, no. From my experience, Indians are quite different. More free.
@@Kurtlane Indians may be “quite free” compared to China, Russia. But India in last decade is well on it’s way to become an “authoritarian democracy”. As a citizen of the neighbouring country, I feel that everyday for both mine & India’s
@@santokun5835 , if I were to agree with you, there would be tons of Indians here, denouncing me for "disrespecting India." I have already experienced it, something I don't want to repeat.
Have mercy.
Let Indians figure out their own problems.
I just want the war between Russia and Ukraine to end and Ukraine to gain back what Putin has stolen from it.
Hello, listening to the programme in 2024. I kept listening until the end but unfortunately I did not hear any comment on Orwell's book that I found absolutely brilliant "Down and out in Paris and London" first edited in 1933. Still, the programme was quite enjoyable.
22.09 in
I didn't really "get" Orwell until I read "The Lion and the Unicorn" and _The Road to Wigan Pier_. I found Orwell the essayist to be far more interesting.
Hit The North ⬆️!
Gold, a fantastic show on Orwell.
The intellectual in Animal Farm is the donkey, Benjamin. He is the true intellectual, what an intellectual should really be. Very far away from what this word has come to mean now.
Absolutely brilliant. I’ve been a fan of George Orwell for some years now but you managed to find a couple of stories I’ve not heard before. ‘The clock struck thirteen…… ‘ is the best opening line ever.
One of the best channels on UA-cam. Thanks for the uploads.
Good podcast
~ "1984, Orwell,,," ❤
To quote Orwell, "The dogs and the cats may brave the eternal abyss but only the pigs reach heaven" ;)
A great guest talking about a great author. I like Dominic Sandbrook too
What is the theme music for the program?