Nineteen Ninety-Four
For the Alvin Lee album, see Nineteen Ninety-Four (album).
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
- Robert Lindsay as Edward Wilson
- Paul Shearer as Charles
- Siobhan Redmond as Sophie
- Stephen Fry
- Hugh Laurie
- Emma Thompson
- David Goodland
- Pam Ferris
- Richard Turner
- Mark Knox
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
- David Threlfall as Edward Wilson
- Mike Myers
- Stephen Fry
- Hugh Laurie
- Pam Ferris
- Jenny Luckraft
- Steve Steen
- Rebecca Stevens
- Richard Turner
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 2 3 Work is Freedom at BBC Programmes
- ↑ Osborne, William; Turner, Richard. Nineteen Ninety-four. Arrow Books. ISBN 978-0-09-945150-1.
- 1 2 Happiness is Work at BBC Programmes
- ↑ Freedom Is Choice at BBC Programmes
- ↑ Choice is Progress at BBC Programmes
- ↑ Progress is Power at BBC Programmes
- ↑ Power is Happiness at BBC Programmes
- ↑ Osborne, William; Turner, Richard. Nineteen Ninety-eight. Sphere Books. ISBN 978-0-7221-6581-2.
External links
- http://spoilersprobable.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/nineteen-ninety-four-orwellian-sitcom.html
- "Nineteen Ninety-Four (An Orwellian sitcom)". Every Other Thing. 2011-09-25.
- "De Big Brother au temps des Small Brothers". Cycnos. Retrieved 2011-08-31. (French) (Translate: Google, Babelfish)
- Turner, Richard; Osborne, William (May 1988). 1998. Sphere Books. ISBN 0-7221-6581-1.
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