An account of the opening chapter of Orwell’s novel, focusing on the depiction of its key themes and concepts.

2. Not Death but Annihilation: Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part I, Chapter 2

A podcast featuring chapter-by-chapter and topic-led commentaries on George Orwell’s novels &amp; non-fiction. 

Aimed at school students &amp; university undergraduates. Made by Dr Nathan Waddell, University of Birmingham, UK.

Text versions of all episodes available at https://drnjwaddell.co.uk/reading-orwell.