Tag Archives: Wallington

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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Recalling Eric Blair’s beer mug…

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Gofblog

Broadcast on the Saturday Live programme on BBC Radio 4, 27 August 2011: Listen now (60 minutes in which this is quite a long item, with Irene Stacey speaking) The Thing About Me :: Orwell jug ‘‘Irene Stacey, former landlady of the … Continue reading →

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‘The other George Orwell’…

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Gofblog

“Keeping George Orwell recognisably human is one of the driving forces too behind the recent launch of the Orwell Society, which at long last gives Orwell the kind of literary society, aimed at appreciation, debate and discovery, accorded to numerous … Continue reading →

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