Animal Farm [Dramatised]

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Tamsin Greig

"All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others."

Animal Farm - the history of a revolution that went wrong - is George Orwell's brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges....

Tamsin Greig, Nicky Henson, and Toby Jones star in this new drama, part of BBC Radio 4's The Real George Orwell season - a Radio 4 journey that explores the disjuncture between the man who was Eric Blair and the writer who was George Orwell.

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fascinatingly relevant

Perfect mix of funny drama and wisdom about how difficult it is to have revolution or improve society.

Performed Story!! Love it!!

Great Book. Great Point. What makes this read so fun, is the characters "animals" are acted out. Different voices etc!!

Awesome satire of politics

Animal Farm by George Orwell is such an amazing satire of the political schemes, backstage, personas and games. Beautifully portrayed by the animals in the farm, and specially genius that the politicians are pigs. Awesome!

Excellent performance of my favorite!

I really, really love it! The performance is so good! One of my best purchases.

Perfect read

An excellent reading of an excellent book! This dramatization brought to life an absolute classic of a book for anyone who is interested in world history.