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Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali

January 14, 2023 · 50 min

What did George Orwell, the spartan, no-nonsense socialist, make of the world's most famous (and most egomaniacal) surrealist? Can we really separate the art from the artist? Does morality have anything to do with art? What does this…
Bookshop Memories

November 27, 2022 · 46 min

Join us as we dust the dead bluebottle flies off the merchandise and throw open the doors of Booklover's Corner, the shop where George Orwell worked part-time for about two years. We chat about weird customers, money and books and literary…
Can Socialists be Happy?

May 1, 2022 · 48 min

Join us as we discuss the 1943 essay in which Orwell brings together politics, pleasure, utopias and talking horses. You heard.
Boys’ Weeklies

March 2, 2022 · 54 min

Join us as we discuss the essay that cemented George Orwell's reputation as the godfather of cultural studies. Were these simple tales of japes and horseplay at boarding schools a form of innocent nostalgic escapism, or something more…
A Hanging

February 8, 2022 · 49 min

Join us as we discuss one of George Orwell's earliest and most famous essays. Is it really about capital punishment? Which view of colonialism is correct, the socialist or the nationalist? Did any of this really happen? Does that even…

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As I Please 33

January 27, 2022 · 38 min

Join us as we discuss the morality of bombing civilians during wartime. Was Orwell right in his opinion, or was he just making excuses in order to justify the dirty work that the Allies needed to do to defeat fascism? We also talk about…
Orwellian Christmas Special!

December 24, 2021 · 50 min

George Orwell was a doom-saying socialist who loved toyshops and Christmas. Join us as we get merry and discuss the essays "Bare Christmas for the Children" and "As I Please 66", otherwise known as "Christmas is a Debauch". Just how easy…
Halloween Special! George Orwell and the Paranormal

October 28, 2021 · 53 min

George Orwell was a socialist atheist who saw a ghost and took part in a black magic ritual at Eton. Listen to find out more! Orwellian wishes our listener(s) a merry All-Saints Eve.
Pleasure Spots

October 19, 2021 · 60 min

Join us as we discuss the 1946 essay "Pleasure Spots". Orwell is often regarded as rather dour and Spartan, but one of his main concerns was how the masses could enjoy themselves. What is an Orwellian Pleasure? How is it different from a…
Money and Guns

October 13, 2021 · 50 min

Join us as we discuss Orwell's most clickbaitily (?) titled essay. We touch on Orwell's ideas of pleasure and luxury and the best ways of enjoying yourself in troubled times. This essay was originally read out on the BBC Indian Service…
A Good Word for the Vicar of Bray

September 10, 2021 · 42 min

Join us as we discuss the 1946 essay "A Good Word for the Vicar of Bray". George Orwell loved the natural world, but did he invent carbon-offsetting? Was he a closet Buddhist? Does this essay tell us anything about "Cancel Culture"? Listen…
Funny, But not Vulgar

June 11, 2021 · 42 min

Join us as we discuss the Orwellian theory of humour. Is each joke really a tiny revolution? Does humour have the power to change society and lay low the mighty? Should we be punching up, or in all directions? Listen in to find out.