| Description | British Broadcasting Corporation copies of radio scripts authored, adapted or arranged by George Orwell, 1943-1957, comprising 'The voyage of the "Beagle"', a play written by Orwell, 1946; 'Animal farm' adapted for broadcasting, 1947; 'Animal farm' arranged for broadcasting, 1957; 'The Emperor's new clothes' written by Hans Andersen, adapted by Orwell, 1943; 'Crainquebille' written by Anatole France, adapted by Orwell, 1943. |
| CustodialHistory | The script of 'The voyage of the Beagle was passed to the Archive in 1961 by Rayner Heppenstall of the BBC. A partial script for 'Animal Farm' (Orwell's own copy) was passed to the Archive at the same time. (file 531/1) |