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[1] and 21 September 2011.[3]
Cast
edit- 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
edit| # | Title | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | "Work is Freedom [1]" | 23 March 1985 | |
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Edward Wilson is hired by the Ministry of the Environment and gets embroiled in mysterious government machinations. | |||
| 2 | "Freedom is Choice [4]" | 30 March 1985 | |
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Sub-Officer Edward probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria and ends up leading a revolution. | |||
| 3 | "Choice is Progress [5]" | 6 April 1985 | |
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After an eventful night with Sophie, Edward can't find his office but finds his job title changing with alarming alacrity. | |||
| 4 | "Progress is Power [6]" | 13 April 1985 | |
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Edward's knack for blunt honesty gets him noticed in a bad way. | |||
| 5 | "Power is Happiness [7]" | 20 April 1985 | |
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Edward could be up for promotion - but will it go to his head? | |||
| 6 | "Happiness is Work [3]" | 27 April 1985 | |
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Edward is now in charge of the Environment - but for how long? | |||
Nineteen Ninety-Eight
editA 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 from 8 February to 14 March 2012.
Cast
edit- David Threlfall as Edward Wilson
- Mike Myers
- Stephen Fry
- Hugh Laurie
- Pam Ferris
- Jenny Luckraft
- Steve Steen
- Rebecca Stevens
- Richard Turner
Episodes
edit| # | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | 28 March 1987 | |
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Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions? | ||
| 2 | 4 April 1987 | |
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Edward wakes up with urgent news, but who will listen? | ||
| 3 | 11 April 1987 | |
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On the run, Edward meets the Leopard - will he survive? | ||
| 4 | 18 April 1987 | |
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Edward's quest for truth becomes the Movement. | ||
| 5 | 25 April 1987 | |
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Even Edward's allies find themselves absorbed by AmJap. | ||
| 6 | 2 May 1987 | |
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Edward and Tabitha finally face their foe - Colonel Brad. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nineteen Ninety-Four, Work Is Freedom". BBC.
- ^ Osborne, William; Turner, Richard. Nineteen Ninety-four. Arrow Books. ISBN 978-0-09-945150-1.
- ^ a b "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nineteen Ninety-Four, Happiness Is Work". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nineteen Ninety-Four, Freedom Is Choice". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nineteen Ninety-Four, Choice Is Progress". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nineteen Ninety-Four, Progress Is Power". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nineteen Ninety-Four, Power Is Happiness". BBC.
- ^ Osborne, William; Turner, Richard. Nineteen Ninety-eight. Sphere Books. ISBN 978-0-7221-6581-2.
External links
edit- Every Other Thing: Nineteen Ninety-Four (An Orwellian sitcom)
- "Nineteen Ninety-Four (An Orwellian sitcom)". Every Other Thing. 25 September 2011.
- Roger, Hélène (25 June 2008). "De Big Brother au temps des Small Brothers". Cycnos. Autour d'Orwell -. Retrieved 31 August 2011. (in French) (Translate: Google, Bing, Yandex)
- Turner, Richard; Osborne, William (May 1988). 1998. Sphere Books. ISBN 0-7221-6581-1.
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