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Originally published
  
1 January 1986

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Authors
  
William H. Osborne, Richard Turner

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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, and the book published in 1986. The title is a reference to the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.

Contents

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

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

    Nineteen Ninety-Four Wikipedia