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Animal Farm: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama

Animal Farm: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama

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Audio dramaClassicsSatire
Length
1h 25m
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of George Orwell's Animal Farm, narrated by Tamsin Greig with Nicky Henson as Napoleon and Toby Jones as Squealer, directed and produced by Alison Hindell. Broadcast in 2013 for George Orwell Day, it dramatises the whole fable of the animals' rebellion against Farmer Jones and its slide into a new tyranny under the pigs.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkReflective

Genres

Classics Satire Literary Fiction

About the author

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George Orwell

George Orwell, originally born as Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist and journalist. His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense, revolutionary opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language and a belief in democratic socialism. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell

Characters

Napoleon (Animal Farm)Antagonist

The Berkshire boar who takes control of the farm after the rebellion and rewrites its rules to suit himself. Voiced by Nicky Henson.

Mr. Jones (Animal Farm)Antagonist

The drunken farmer of Manor Farm, driven out by the animals in the rebellion that opens the book.

SquealerSupporting

A persuasive pig who serves as the regime's propagandist. Voiced by Toby Jones.

SnowballSupporting

An idealistic pig and rival to Napoleon.

Boxer (Animal Farm)Supporting

The cart-horse whose strength and loyalty keep the farm running.

All characters in Animal Farm: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama