Word of Mouth | Newspeak

Duration: 25'16''

Synopsis

Chris Ledgard explores if a version of Newspeak, the artificial language of George Orwell's dystopian fantasy 1984, could be imposed on people today.

Further Information
Other Archive resources
Nineteen Eighty-Four | BBC Two | 1965

Theatre 625: The World Of George Orwell | 1984: Part 2

Britain has become a province of 'Oceania', one of the three tyrannical world super-powers, locked permanently in a state of war. Big Brother is always watchful from posters and TV screens. Starring David Buck as Winston Smith and Jane Merrow as Julia.
Nineteen Eighty-Four | BBC Two | 1965

Theatre 625: The World Of George Orwell: 1984

Britain has become a province of 'Oceania', one of the three tyrannical world super-powers, locked permanently in a state of war. Big Brother is always watchful from posters and TV screens. Starring David Buck as Winston Smith and Jane Merrow as Julia.