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6. A Sort of Saving Stupidity: Nineteen Eighty-Four Part I, Chapter 5

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Text versions of all episodes available at https://drnjwaddell.co.uk/reading-orwell.

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A podcast featuring chapter-by-chapter and topic-led commentaries on George Orwell’s novels & non-fiction. Aimed at school students & university undergraduates. Made by Dr Nathan Waddell, University of Birmingham, UK. Text versions of all episodes available at https://drnjwaddell.co.uk/reading-orwell.

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