| Description | Typescript radio script, broadcast on the BBC's Eastern Service on Saturday 20 February 1943, 11.15-11.30 GMT. Entitled 'Weekly News Review - by George Orwell'. The main topic is recent developments in the ongoing Second World War, focusing on the Russian and North African fronts. He also mentions 'Madame Chiang-Kai-Shek [Soong Mei-ling]''s visit to Washington, and the Beveridge Social Insurance scheme in Britain. |