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]
# | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | "Work is Freedom [1]" | 23 March 1985 | |
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 | |
Sub-Officer Edward probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria and ends up leading a revolution. | |||
3 | "Choice is Progress [5]" | 6 April 1985 | |
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 | |
Edward's knack for blunt honesty gets him noticed in a bad way. | |||
5 | "Power is Happiness [7]" | 20 April 1985 | |
Edward could be up for promotion - but will it go to his head? | |||
6 | "Happiness is Work [3]" | 27 April 1985 | |
Edward is now in charge of the Environment - but for how long? |
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 from 8 February to 14 March 2012.
# | Original airdate | |
---|---|---|
1 | 28 March 1987 | |
Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions? | ||
2 | 4 April 1987 | |
Edward wakes up with urgent news, but who will listen? | ||
3 | 11 April 1987 | |
On the run, Edward meets the Leopard - will he survive? | ||
4 | 18 April 1987 | |
Edward's quest for truth becomes the Movement. | ||
5 | 25 April 1987 | |
Even Edward's allies find themselves absorbed by AmJap. | ||
6 | 2 May 1987 | |
Edward and Tabitha finally face their foe - Colonel Brad. |
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]
# | Title | Original airdate | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | "Work is Freedom [1]" | 23 March 1985 | |
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 | |
Sub-Officer Edward probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria and ends up leading a revolution. | |||
3 | "Choice is Progress [5]" | 6 April 1985 | |
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 | |
Edward's knack for blunt honesty gets him noticed in a bad way. | |||
5 | "Power is Happiness [7]" | 20 April 1985 | |
Edward could be up for promotion - but will it go to his head? | |||
6 | "Happiness is Work [3]" | 27 April 1985 | |
Edward is now in charge of the Environment - but for how long? |
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 from 8 February to 14 March 2012.
# | Original airdate | |
---|---|---|
1 | 28 March 1987 | |
Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions? | ||
2 | 4 April 1987 | |
Edward wakes up with urgent news, but who will listen? | ||
3 | 11 April 1987 | |
On the run, Edward meets the Leopard - will he survive? | ||
4 | 18 April 1987 | |
Edward's quest for truth becomes the Movement. | ||
5 | 25 April 1987 | |
Even Edward's allies find themselves absorbed by AmJap. | ||
6 | 2 May 1987 | |
Edward and Tabitha finally face their foe - Colonel Brad. |