Why orwell's 1984 could be about now
What is orwell's warning in 1984 and how is it relevant today.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (British TV programme)
1954 British TV film
For the American television version, see 1984 (1953 TV program).
Bbc orwell
For the American unrelated television series, see 1984 (TV series).
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a British television adaptation of the 1949 novel of the same name by George Orwell, originally broadcast on BBC Television in December 1954.
The production proved to be hugely controversial, with questions asked in Parliament and many viewer complaints over its supposed subversive nature and horrific content. It starred Peter Cushing (as Winston Smith), Yvonne Mitchell, Donald Pleasence and André Morell.[1]
In a 2000 poll of industry experts conducted by the British Film Institute to determine the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four was ranked in seventy-third position.[2]
Background
Orwell's novel was adapted for television by Nigel Kneale, one of the most prolific television scr
