Happy Birthday, Big Brother! Orwell’s ‘1984’ Turns 60
Sixty years ago, George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece 1984 was published and imagery like Big Brother, Room 101, and the “thought police” entered the vernacular. It’s a book that has resonated with the public, playing off the fear of government surveillance and encroachment on individual rights. Orwell’s pessimistic vision didn’t come to pass by 1984, but we turn to BBC arts correspondent Lawrence Pollard to discuss how the book is relevant today.
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