Nineteen Ninety-Four

For the Alvin Lee album, see Nineteen Ninety-Four (album).

Nineteen Ninety-Four is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series and a book written by William Osborne and Richard Turner. The six-part radio series was first broadcast in March 1985,^[1] and the book ^[2] published in 1986. The title is a reference to the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.

BBC Radio 4 Extra rebroadcast Nineteen Ninety-Four between 17 August^[1] and 21 September 2011.^[3]

Cast

• Robert Lindsay as Edward Wilson
• Paul Shearer as Charles
• Siobhan Redmond as Sophie
• Stephen Fry
• Hugh Laurie
• Emma Thompson
• David Goodland
• Pam Ferris
• Richard Turner
• Mark Knox

Episodes

#	Title	Original airdate
1	"Work is Freedom [1]"	23 March 1985 (1985-03-23)
Edward Wilson is hired by the Ministry of the Environment and gets embroiled in mysterious government machinations.
2	"Freedom is Choice [4]"	30 March 1985 (1985-03-30)
Sub-Officer Edward probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria and ends up leading a revolution.
3	"Choice is Progress [5]"	6 April 1985 (1985-04-06)
After an eventful night with Sophie, Edward can't find his office but finds his job title changing with alarming alacrity.
4	"Progress is Power [6]"	13 April 1985 (1985-04-13)
Edward's knack for blunt honesty gets him noticed in a bad way.
5	"Power is Happiness [7]"	20 April 1985 (1985-04-20)
Edward could be up for promotion - but will it go to his head?
6	"Happiness is Work [3]"	27 April 1985 (1985-04-27)
Edward is now in charge of the Environment - but for how long?

Nineteen Ninety-Eight

A sequel series of six episodes entitled Nineteen Ninety-Eight broadcast in 1987 continued the plot line. It was published as a book ^[8] in 1988 and rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 8 February to 14 March 2012.

Cast

• David Threlfall as Edward Wilson
• Mike Myers
• Stephen Fry
• Hugh Laurie
• Pam Ferris
• Jenny Luckraft
• Steve Steen
• Rebecca Stevens
• Richard Turner

Episodes

#	Original airdate
1	28 March 1987 (1987-03-28)
Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions?
2	4 April 1987 (1987-04-04)
Edward wakes up with urgent news, but who will listen?
3	11 April 1987 (1987-04-11)
On the run, Edward meets the Leopard - will he survive?
4	18 April 1987 (1987-04-18)
Edward's quest for truth becomes the Movement.
5	25 April 1987 (1987-04-25)
Even Edward's allies find themselves absorbed by AmJap.
6	2 May 1987 (1987-05-02)
Edward and Tabitha finally face their foe - Colonel Brad.