Untrue Stories

The Telescreen Programme: Newspeak Phrasebook


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Brush up your Newspeak with a selection of typical scenes from Oceanian everyday life, with Oldspeak translation.

As a bonus mini-episode, we bring you a telescreen programme from the world of Orwell's 1984. Learn about Oceania's official language, Newspeak, maked hardworkwise by Oceania's goodest brainers to plusficient your talkfulness while decriming your think.

CAST 

  • Robin Johnson as the shopkeeper and police
  • Alexander Paul Walsh as the Announcer and customers
  • Liselle Nic Giollabháin as Thought Captain Rutherford
  • Eve Morris as the Oldspeak interpreter

The lyrics of the Oceanian National Anthem, Oceania, 'Tis For Thee, were extrapolated by Robin from a title by George Orwell. The anthem was sung by several of Robin and two of Eve Morris, and accompanied by an unaccompanied public domain recording of The Internationale.

A transcript of this episode is available here.

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