For many, “1984” by George Orwell is one of those books. Its impact on science-fiction and pop culture is far-reaching. “Big ...

He was adopted by Eric Blair - better known by his pen name of George Orwell. Orwell's novel 1984 was the origin of the popular understanding of "Big Brother" and "Room 101". Mr Blair told BBC ...

George Orwell’s political thinking ... This was pivotal to the creation of the totalitarian world of 1984, overseen by the figure of Big Brother, “the Party” and their dogma of Ingsoc ...

George Orwell’s much-loved novel 1984 has been brought to new heights with this intense and captivating piece of theatre, that lets you not ...

Despite being published in 1949 at the tail end of World War II, I think George Orwell's fictional novel, 1984, is still as relevant today as it was back then. The book is set in the fictional state ...

The Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley has pulped 6,000 copies of Dan Brown's best-seller The Da Vinci Code and republished them as George ... the phrases Big Brother and Room 101 ...

In 'Diamond Dogs', David Bowie leans into the many dystopian themes of George Orwell's '1984', including oppression, ...