1984 at 70 is still relevant , says Orwell's son

Even after a lifetime, can a classic still have a message? Few novels have had such an effect, with ‘Big Brother’, ‘newspeak’ and ‘thoughtcrime’ now firmly embedded in the English language.




 1984, the novel written by George Orwell 70 years ago, is still relevant according to G Orwell's son

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What 'Orwellian' really means TED ed

Another short video by BBC explaining Utopias and Dystopias


Read and listen to the novel  1984 by George Orwell


Could The handmaid's tale happen again today   audio BBC work by Margaret Atwood

Read and listen to The handmaid's tale by M Atwood