Category Archives: Events

Oppenheim tipped to script new ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ movie

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Gofblog

Orwell’s frighteningly prophetic tale of totalitarianism run amok, is once again headed to the silver screen. Read more here.

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George Orwell Festival 2012 calls for more volunteers

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Gofblog

The George Orwell Festival 2012 (20th-23rd September 2012) is calling for volunteers who can contribute time and expertise to help make the 2012 venture as successful as last year’s inaugural event. The Festival is inviting people with an interest in … Continue reading →

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MOBOTIX takes the spotlight at Orwell Festival…

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Gofblog

SourceSecurity.com reports on one of the highlights of the George Orwell Festival: the well-received presentation from CCTV expert Stephen Burley which argued that: “Next-generation CCTV technology is shaping our future for the better”, complete with a demonstration of a cutting-edge … Continue reading →

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View John Bird’s Festival opening address online

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Gofblog

Big Issue Films is presenting highlights of its founder John Bird’s address at the opening of the George Orwell Festival on 9 September. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch John’s frank and sometimes controversial account of how Orwell’s work informed his … Continue reading →

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Hitchens makes ‘an Orwell pilgrimage’…

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Gofblog

Daily Mail journalist and commentator Peter Hitchens – star panellist of the George Orwell Festival Debate ‘What would Orwell write about today?’ that took place in Letchworth in front of a capacity audience last Friday evening – has blogged about  … Continue reading →

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‘Last Man in Europe’ brings triumphal Festival week to moving close

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Gofblog

Michael McEvoy’s one-man play about George Orwell ‘The Last Man in Europe’, presented in St Mary church, Wallington (where Orwell himself was married) was a moving conclusion to the 2011 Festival. Our gratitude and best wishes to everyone who attended the … Continue reading →

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‘Orwell was one of my biggest inspirations’ reveals John Bird at Festival opening

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Gofblog

The George Orwell Festival 2011 was launched yesterday evening with sound and fury by John Bird MBE, respected editor and founder of the international street newspaper The Big Issue. In his opening keynote address at David’s Bookshop, Letchworth, Bird spoke passionately … Continue reading →

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‘Smart’ CCTV could track rioters, predicts Orwell

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Gofblog

CCTV that can automatically monitor criminal behaviour and track suspects is being developed by researchers at Kingston University, who have created a system that uses artificial intelligence to recognise specific types of behaviour, such as someone holding a gun, reports … Continue reading →

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Down-and-out 2011 – being homeless in Paris and London

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Gofblog

Some 80 years after George Orwell chronicled the lives of the hard-up and destitute in his book Down and Out in Paris and London, what has changed? A journalist revisits his classic account of homelessness in Paris and London: On … Continue reading →

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