Jude Iam
06-25-2017, 12:26 AM
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Nationwide Broadcast of 1984
George Orwell's Dystopian Novel of
Perpetual War, Omnipresent Surveillance and Propaganda
All Day, 15-hour, cover-to-cover dramatic reading of
George Orwell's 1984 o
n Tuesday June 27, 2017
KPFA 94.1 FM
https://www.WaccoBB.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2017-06-25_12-08-37.pngOpen Culture Educational Resource Founder Dan Colman writes about Pacifica’s 1975 production of 1984; “Every era, it seems, produces its own 1984, and this one sounds as resonant in the 21st century — a time even Orwell dared not imagine —as it must have in the 1970s.”With the rise of state-acceptable doublespeak and hate speech and news of questionable credibility in the last year, 1984 is back on the best seller list all over the country.This is not the first time the national progressive radio network has done a cover-to-cover reading. In December of 1970, New York station WBAI did a four and a half day cover-to-cover reading of Leo Tolstoy’s War & Peace on the 100th anniversary of its publication. And from 30 years ago to the current day, Pacifica has provided marathon readings from James Joyce'sUlysses.
The 1984 broadcast will run on Tuesday, June 27, 6am-9pm PST
Nationwide Broadcast of 1984
George Orwell's Dystopian Novel of
Perpetual War, Omnipresent Surveillance and Propaganda
All Day, 15-hour, cover-to-cover dramatic reading of
George Orwell's 1984 o
n Tuesday June 27, 2017
KPFA 94.1 FM
https://www.WaccoBB.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2017-06-25_12-08-37.pngOpen Culture Educational Resource Founder Dan Colman writes about Pacifica’s 1975 production of 1984; “Every era, it seems, produces its own 1984, and this one sounds as resonant in the 21st century — a time even Orwell dared not imagine —as it must have in the 1970s.”With the rise of state-acceptable doublespeak and hate speech and news of questionable credibility in the last year, 1984 is back on the best seller list all over the country.This is not the first time the national progressive radio network has done a cover-to-cover reading. In December of 1970, New York station WBAI did a four and a half day cover-to-cover reading of Leo Tolstoy’s War & Peace on the 100th anniversary of its publication. And from 30 years ago to the current day, Pacifica has provided marathon readings from James Joyce'sUlysses.
The 1984 broadcast will run on Tuesday, June 27, 6am-9pm PST