Orwell wrote to his anarchist friend, George Woodcock in December 1942 arguing that 'by working inside an institution like the BBC one can perhaps deodorise it to some extent'. & he concluded, 'I consider I have kept our little corner of it fairly clean'. In addition to the magazine programme, ' Voice', Orwell continued to develop what would now be called an 'open university': broadcasts by distinguished speakers on texts set for Bombay & Calcutta university degrees. He enlisted such speakers as E. M. Forster, T. S Eliot & Joseph Needham & the broadcasts were backed up by [publications printed in India for university students. Classical & Indian music programmes were broadcast; there was regular film critism & an innovative practical theatre series, ' Let's Act it Ourselves'. Some of Orwell's scripts, such as that for his ' Imaginary Interview with Jonathan Swift', pose difficult textual problems & these are fully examined & annotated. The script of Eileen Blair's broadcast for the series, ' In Your Kitchen' has been included. Orwell still found time to write a number of reviews, contribute to Partisan Review, & write essays on Hardy, Henry Miller, & Yeats. ...

Orwell wrote to his anarchist friend, George Woodcock in December 1942 arguing that 'by working inside an institution like the BBC one can perhaps deodorise it to some extent', & he concluded, 'I consider I have kept our little corner of it fairly clean'. In addition to the magazine programme, ' Voice', Orwell continued to develop what would now be called an 'open university': broadcasts by distinguished speakers on texts set for Bombay & Calcutta university degrees. He enlisted such speakers as E.M. Forster, T.S. Eliot & Joseph Needham & the broadcasts were backed up by publications printed in India for university students. Classical & Indian music programmes were broadcast; there was regular film criticism & an innovative practical theatre series, ' Let's Act it Ourselves'. Some of Orwell's scripts, such as that for his ' Imaginary Interview with Jonathan Swift', pose difficult textual problems & these are fully examined & annotated. The script of Eileen Blair's broadcast for the series, ' In Your Kitchen' has been included. Orwell still found time to write a number of reviews, contribute to Partisan Review, & write essays on Hardy, Henry Miller, & Yeats. ...

It was his hideout, but now he did not feel safe at all.

The birds had suddenly gone quiet, & the boy was certain

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It was his hideout, but now he did not feel safe at all.

The birds had suddenly gone quiet, & the boy was certain

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HE HIDES
When an ancient mummy is discovered in the basement of a museum in down-town Boston, excitement starts to mount.
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