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Nineteen Eighty-four

Cathy MacDonald reveals George Orwell鈥檚 time on Jura, and the writing of 1984. Cathy Dh貌mhnallach ag innse mar a chaidh le Orwell ann an Di霉raidh, agus sgr矛obhadh 1984.

Published in 1949, George Orwell鈥檚 dystopian novel about repression, surveillance, manipulation and rebellion has embedded itself, and its chilling language, into everyday culture - from Big Brother and the Thought Police to Newspeak and Room 101.

Cathy MacDonald visits the remote house on the island of Jura where George Orwell, or Eric Blair as he was known on the island, wrote his classic novel. She explores the mood and themes of the book and reveals why he went to such a remote place to write. Cathy also reveals how his time on the island impacted on his attitudes towards the Scottish people - and Gaelic.

Nochd an leabhar dorcha aig Se貌ras Orwell air saoghal ana-ceart l脿n cheannsalachd, faire daonnan, buaidh chumhachd agus ar-a-mach, ann an 1949. Tha an leabhar, is a bhriathran oillteil, an-diugh suidhichte nar cultur, bho Big Brother agus na Thought Police, gu Newspeak agus R霉m 101.

Tha Cathy Dh貌mhnallach a鈥檛adhal air an taigh aonranach ann an Di霉raidh far an do sgr矛obh 鈥極rwell鈥� an leabhar 鈥� ach a鈥檆leachdadh ainm fh猫in, Eric Blair, air an eilean. Tha i a鈥檆oimhead air sunnd is cuspairean an leabhair, agus ag innse d猫 thug air Blair dhol gu 脿ite cho iomallach ga sgr矛obhadh. Bheir i iomradh air a鈥檅huaidh a bh鈥檃ig na m矛osan air an eilean air a bheachdan air Alba, Albannaich agus a鈥橤h脿idhlig.

In Gaelic with English subtitles.

58 minutes

Last on

Thu 30 Jan 2025 22:30

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