Shortly before he died George Orwell asked that no one write his biography. Though much of his writing, even fiction, had been autobiographical, he valued privacy most of all the English virtues ...

George Orwell might have a sense of "deja vu" about the state of politics if he was alive today, his son has told the BBC. Richard Blair was speaking on the 120th anniversary of the writer's birth.

George Orwell, edited by Peter Davison, intro. by Christopher Hitchens. Norton/Liveright, $39.95 (608p) ISBN 978-0-871-40410-7 Reviewed by David Brooks. George Orwell has become a literary saint ...

George Orwell’s political thinking was dramatically shaped while fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Thanks to the influence of the Soviet Union, the Republican side spent a lot of time fighting ...

Picture shows Peter Cushing as Winston Smith and Yvonne Mitchell as Julia. George Orwell’s novel 1984 was brought to television on 12 December 1954, written by Nigel Kneale and directed by ...

Presenter of Radio 4's Front Row, Mark Lawson, considers George Orwell's time at the BBC. John Simpson and Hilary Spurling discuss George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia. Duration: 28:00 'It's like ...

EastEnders spoilers follow for Monday's episode (November 25), which is available to watch now on streaming service BBC iPlayer and hasn’t yet aired on TV. EastEnders' George Knight has made a ...

Following on from George’s kisses with ex-wife Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) earlier this year, last week, Elaine was faced with her past when she was reunited with her late husband’s gay ...