Nineteen Ninety-Four

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Nineteen Ninety-Four is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series and a book written by William Osborne and Richard Turner. The six-part radio series was first broadcast in March 1985,[1] and the book [2] published in 1986. The title is a reference to the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.

BBC Radio 4 Extra rebroadcast Nineteen Ninety-Four between 17 August 2011 [1] and 21 September 2011.[3]

Cast

Episodes

  • Work is Freedom [1] - Edward Wilson is hired by the Ministry of the Environment and gets embroiled in mysterious government machinations.
  • Freedom Is Choice [4] - Sub-Officer Edward probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria and ends up leading a revolution.
  • Choice is Progress [5] - After an eventful night with Sophie, Edward can't find his office but finds his job title changing with alarming alacrity.
  • Progress is Power [6] - Edward's knack for blunt honesty gets him noticed in a bad way.
  • Power is Happiness [7] - Edward could be up for promotion - but will it go to his head?
  • Happiness is Work [3] - Edward is now in charge of the Environment - but for how long?

Nineteen Ninety-Eight

A sequel series of six episodes entitled Nineteen Ninety-Eight broadcast in 1987 continued the plot line. It was published as a book [8] in 1988 and rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra between 8 February 2012 and 14 March 2012.

Cast

Episodes

  • Episode One - Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions?
  • Episode Two - Edward wakes up with urgent news, but who will listen?
  • Episode Three - On the run, Edward meets the Leopard - will he survive?
  • Episode Four - Edward's quest for truth becomes the Movement.
  • Episode Five - Even Edward's allies find themselves absorbed by AmJap.
  • Episode Six - Edward and Tabitha finally face their foe - Colonel Brad.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Work is Freedom at BBC Programmes
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  3. 3.0 3.1 Happiness is Work at BBC Programmes
  4. Freedom Is Choice at BBC Programmes
  5. Choice is Progress at BBC Programmes
  6. Progress is Power at BBC Programmes
  7. Power is Happiness at BBC Programmes
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