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Alan Gay's avatar

Interested

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Calvin's avatar

Hello,

Is the audio recording available online? I searched but was unable to find it.

Thank you

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The Orwell Foundation's avatar

Hi Calvin - unfortunately, despite his many radio appearances no recordings of Orwell’s voice survive - to our knowledge.

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Calvin's avatar

Thank you. My question concerned the recording (mentioned in the July 18th post) of an Inez Holden piece by Vida Hope for George Orwell while he was Talks Producer for the Indian section of the BBC.

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The Orwell Foundation's avatar

I understand - this was the series Orwell contributed to, so I would assume all the episodes have been lost.

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The Orwell Foundation's avatar

If not, your best bet will be the BBC Radio Archives - last I knew you could access them via the British Library.

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Calvin's avatar

Thank you. I have just checked, but there is nothing in the Archives that corresponds. It does seem as though (as you say) all episodes have been lost.

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Michael Kupperburg's avatar

Interested BUT would expect more than just the brief letter and the audio.

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