I have great respect for Orwell and have read all books and some collections of essays BUT do would not touch anything the BBC make with bargepole ...

that drummer is great. madi vogt camila on bass sarah register guitar

Poor little Eric- I wish I could go back in time and protect him from Sambo. 😢

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Great live version of Bye Bye. Thanks for posting

When the BBC was the BBC.

And now England is like simba when Nala finds him doing drugs with pumba and timone

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I was there. It was amazing! Thank you for sharing.

Great show - good to the Captain and Rat on the same stage again ... and having Paul there brought back some needed punk energy. Mr. Vanian always puts on a great show. Also was great to see them closing around - Dave walking behind the band while Capt was doing vocal duties. Crazy to think Monty has been a member for almost 30 years! This might be high damned last Damned concert - and damn it was a good way to go out. Although I was hoping they would rollout some deep tracks - like "Mine's a Large One Landlord" or at least "Rat vs. The Omni" LOL

Thanks for sharing What an excellent night

I love bojangles. God bless bojangles.

We were there!

the "establishment", hates to think there are such things as, "honourable " people..'specially hetero men!

Superb content, shame that the soundtrack is horribly out of sync.

Back when the BBC screened things people actually wanted to watch rather the woke crap they churn out now !

Alan Yentob made some brilliant documentaries in his time. This one is a great treat for Orwell appreciators.

great series, thank you.

Arena was on a different level. If this is your first Arena documentary. I strongly suggest expanding your collection

If making this now at the BBC Orwell would be cast as black and probably be transitioning to be a woman - Eric Blair becoming Georgina Orwell.

I need to see this live before I die

I wonder how much that man could get for those early lines from Eric Blair? I would suppose it would bring in many thousands of dollars.😊

He would have been diagnosed autistic nowadays. He has nearly all the metrics.

The more I learn about George Orwell, the more I respect him and love him.

Back when the beeb had a great programme listing …

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Preppers are not smelly , take that smear back WEF BBC , king Pol Pot insidious crowd

Poverty does smell.

best show on the road.

(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang: freedom for Palestine! They played H17's 'Temptation', not HL's 'Fascination'.

There is something of Ryan Gosling in the young Eric's visage.

beautiful rendition of Bob Dylan at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZazZXl8p51ribMfeature=shared

Awesome footage!! Sounds really good. Beautiful camera work. Great edit. I am impressed!!!

That was fast! What a fantastic show ❤

Thanks for uploading, been wanting to watch this again for about 30 years!

Interesting, perhaps, from a sociological point of view - oh but how tedious and depressing. And one cannot really blame capitalism exclusively for the awful lives of these people. Low IQ, ingrained prejudice, lack of ambition, lack of opportunities - all that plays a part. Anyhow, it was Orwell who put Wigan on the map.

Absolutely fascinating!

Please, where can I watch The Road to Wigan Pier - 1973, a musical documentary by Frank Cvitanovich? Thank you so much.

God how I love her voice pure like that, no effects and autotune, such a beautiful timbre, and perfect for Dylan covers ❤

I was 2nd row right of center for this concert, my first GN show, and it was amazing!

Thanks for posting. I was supposed to go tonite but got COVID. 😢

Is this Orwell's actual voice?

I think Orwell experienced and correctly described the evil dishonesty of Communists and many Socialists. If you have any kind of regard for the noble qualities of life, Socialist politics are not for you.

Love her !! Saw this show last night Hartford CT

Great show, love it, thanks for sharing!

Orwell was a brilliant writer who was prepared to get his hands dirty. Only that way he was able to have his eyes opened unlike many a novelist. The end of Animal Farm reveals the grim truth - 42:20 Nevertheless, the declaration of war upon Germany was the single worst decision ever made by Britain. The ending 47:36 might well be the most prescient thing he ever wrote - lets hope not.

George Orwell met Henry Miller on his way to Spain. Miller gave him a tie. That simple gesture speaks volumes about both men. Both understood the dangers of being sidelined by communism and fascism. The real question to ask is 'Who's got all the money?

31:01 All of the wealth and glory of the British Empire never made a jot of difference to the vast majority of its own subjects. So where did the money go?

Whether it be sea shanties, blue grass or any variety of folk music there is just something so nostalgic about fiddle music to me. Great work!

The British Empire attempted to drag primitive countries into the modern age in a more gentle manner than what was accomplished in Russia and China. Its still not clear who succeeded best. Meanwhile at home, all the glory and the wealth of the empire remained invisible to far too many lost souls. Lost souls that Orwell sought to find companionship amongst.