Exclusive Interview with Richard Blair, Orwell's Son

Gavin Freeguard, trustee of the Orwell Youth Prize, interviews Richard Blair, George Orwell's son.

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  • @EmmanuelGoldsteinINGSOC
    @EmmanuelGoldsteinINGSOC3 жыл бұрын

    Well, good thing he used a pseudonym, otherwise we would be living in a Blairian society...

  • @historiadelaciencia6860

    @historiadelaciencia6860

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha right

  • @historiadelaciencia6860

    @historiadelaciencia6860

    3 жыл бұрын

    Then his family would have feel ashamed...

  • @unturnthisstone
    @unturnthisstone3 жыл бұрын

    I met Richard Blair in 2019 when he spoke at a literary festival where I was a volunteer. His talk about Orwell was very touching - he made you care about Eric Blair, about the real person behind the persona. He loved his father very much.

  • @schizoidboy
    @schizoidboy3 жыл бұрын

    I read 1984 and it was the most depressing book I ever read - and no one forced me to read it, and it is also the best book I ever read too.

  • @AjaniGrim

    @AjaniGrim

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its is depressing

  • @visdes1174

    @visdes1174

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just turn on the news to experience it in real life.... we're living it.

  • @Mr.Howell

    @Mr.Howell

    2 ай бұрын

    It's my favorite book. I would love to meet a single British woman who feels the same way. *The Appendix alone is brilliant!

  • @darren_mcgarvey
    @darren_mcgarvey Жыл бұрын

    This man handed me my Orwell Prize in 2018. A surreal and unforgettable moment for me. Another day at office for him.

  • @thanksfernuthin
    @thanksfernuthin4 жыл бұрын

    I feel for this guy. If only he had a decade more with his father that would have been so enriching. But he only got a few years at the beginning of his life.

  • @lovetolearn881
    @lovetolearn8813 жыл бұрын

    What a treat to be able to listen to an interview with Georhe Orwells son! So happy to find this gem.

  • @hamiltonwalters1642
    @hamiltonwalters1642 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this. Orwell taught me how to be honest and how to prepare tea. Love from Mississippi, USA.

  • @richardkronberg4925

    @richardkronberg4925

    9 ай бұрын

    And you taught me how to spell Mississippi thank you!

  • @alanlawrence2954
    @alanlawrence29542 жыл бұрын

    The pipe and shag tobacco story was priceless. I can just imagine Orwell lighting his little boy's first pipe with a wry smile on his face... He wanted his son to learn by first-hand experience... as he had done.

  • @tramlad2
    @tramlad24 жыл бұрын

    What a lovely man, and its nice he is proud of his fathers legacy, brilliant back ground to some of his early life

  • @ibnarasayoub5220
    @ibnarasayoub52202 жыл бұрын

    While he talks; me imagining Orwell's voice tone

  • @zoozguerrero9648

    @zoozguerrero9648

    6 ай бұрын

    Richard is Orwell's adopted son. Therefore, there are no genetic similarities

  • @taylorharbin3948
    @taylorharbin3948 Жыл бұрын

    What a gem of an interview! I wonder if he still has his father’s typewriter?

  • @jnucleo
    @jnucleo3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent parting thought about the freedom to think and hopefully to be able to communicate those thoughts. Orwell though was aware of the shackles being put on society from totalitarianism. He saw it all coming.

  • @ultimatewarrior8654
    @ultimatewarrior8654 Жыл бұрын

    People like Richard who have a blood link to someone who contributed so much to the nation and have monitors to share ought to be celebrated.

  • @Roman-rz3qj

    @Roman-rz3qj

    10 ай бұрын

    He was adopted. His wife died shortly after they adopted Richard. Eric hired a nurse to take care of him.

  • @2msvalkyrie529

    @2msvalkyrie529

    7 ай бұрын

    Why ? Generally apart from a random genetic link they have no talents or dazzling insights to offer . Think of Paul McCartney son ?? And countless other examples ? Orwell's wife was treated very shabbily according to many.? Richard was far too young to really tell us anything useful .

  • @raquel6391
    @raquel63916 жыл бұрын

    3:51 So Orwell was also an amateur carpenter? What a man.

  • @jaojao1768

    @jaojao1768

    5 жыл бұрын

    Interesting, I never knew. He was also a policeman in Burma

  • @herzikkimolog

    @herzikkimolog

    5 жыл бұрын

    and then he was a very broke dishwasher in a hotel basement in Paris and then an idle in London.

  • @travisbicklefeels8780

    @travisbicklefeels8780

    2 жыл бұрын

    he was also was in a militia in Spain!

  • @skylight15
    @skylight153 жыл бұрын

    Motihari people are having a huge respect for late George orwell

  • @woomichen1378
    @woomichen13785 күн бұрын

    Richard Horatio Blair was born on May 14, 1944. Happy 80th Mr. Blair.

  • @gmc9451
    @gmc94519 ай бұрын

    Coming up for air is a very enjoyable read but seldom gets a mention whenever Orwell is being discussed.

  • @miguelmarques4583
    @miguelmarques4583 Жыл бұрын

    Well, now we can sort of imagine the sound of Orwell's voice.

  • @konsul2006
    @konsul20064 жыл бұрын

    A great place to commemorate a great thinker. Thank you.

  • @3158dave
    @3158dave2 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering what became of Richard Blair...wonderful interview, thank you.

  • @dimik3855
    @dimik38552 ай бұрын

    Last year a woman who lives in my neighbourhood near downtown Montreal shows me a 1st edition of 1984 that she found in someone's belongings. I immediately was thrilled to have it in my hands and wondered if she would let me read it. Sadly, the only thing of concern for her was not reading it but how much she could get for it. I never saw it again.

  • @skylight15
    @skylight153 жыл бұрын

    My grand father worked same place and organization where George orwell father Richard Blair was work

  • @janglestick
    @janglestick7 жыл бұрын

    would you treat this audio please? the two speakers are way out of balance, and the whole thing is way too quiet with a high noise ceiling, easily fixed with free apps. Such a valuable interview.

  • @WatchingMyLifeFlashB

    @WatchingMyLifeFlashB

    5 жыл бұрын

    janglestick If it's so easy to fix, why don't you just download it & do it for yourself, instead of complaining about it? We're not your nanny, jangle stick. Thank you & have a nice day!

  • @MegaTroubleII

    @MegaTroubleII

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@WatchingMyLifeFlashB because he can't steal the video and reupload it, you moron, and it's not his responsibility either All he did was make a technical suggestion and you went and attacked him Pathetic, it's 8 months later but I do hope you see this so you realize what an ass you were

  • @WatchingMyLifeFlashB

    @WatchingMyLifeFlashB

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@MegaTroubleII Who's an ass? The one who probably treats the cute dog in the pic before than humans. Realistically. He can legally download any video if he has Red KZread & fix it, tweak it all he wants, & even offer to the channel provider. Come on. You really think downloading a video is a crime? Those days are gone, now that KZread takes monthly subscription fees for the right to do so. Fixing a downloaded video isn't a crime either. Only reuploading another person's video & taking credit for it without permission or claiming it as your original content. Every parody, satire, & clip would be theft if it were as you say. Zebra Corner, Highimpactflix, et all would have taken down years ago. Grow up. Complaining like he was, without any willingness to step up to the plate to remedy the issue, is bitching for the sake of bitching. And calling a person a moron is asking for judgment from above. Rude? Pot calling a kettle... Your call, sweetheart, over something said 8 months ago. Peace out already. Stress isn't good for you. Have a great evening!

  • @adamclark1972uk

    @adamclark1972uk

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MegaTroubleIIS/he's seen it, and now realises.

  • @EdurtreG

    @EdurtreG

    2 жыл бұрын

    These comments ... . So downgrading and narrowminded, exactly where his novels were about. Stop it, it is beside the issue. Btw: I also had problems hearing it well being hearingimpaired. Thank you.

  • @jefferyweigand1337
    @jefferyweigand13376 жыл бұрын

    lovely...thank you...

  • @GreatWaterCircus
    @GreatWaterCircus7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, very good.

  • @greyman003
    @greyman003 Жыл бұрын

    Animal farm is one of my favourite books. 1984 was a prophecy.

  • @ziaciquinzia
    @ziaciquinzia7 жыл бұрын

    amazing....

  • @UltraSaiyan419
    @UltraSaiyan419 Жыл бұрын

    What I wanna know is what Blair thought of the movie of 1984 starring John Hurt and Richard Burton.

  • @StanfordFan-jn1dp
    @StanfordFan-jn1dp7 ай бұрын

    "Orwell's Roses" by Rebecca Solnit is an interesting read.

  • @jaojao1768
    @jaojao17685 жыл бұрын

    Very interested video

  • @Yarisken12
    @Yarisken123 жыл бұрын

    I could write a whole essay how Orwell has influenced my way of thinking ... . If he would see this interview he would be very proud of his son.

  • @williamusher

    @williamusher

    3 жыл бұрын

    how unfortunate for you

  • @hungrygamer7717

    @hungrygamer7717

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@williamusher ?

  • @HollyMurphy3
    @HollyMurphy3 Жыл бұрын

    I wish he could have spent more time with his parents.

  • @matthewfarmer6830
    @matthewfarmer68302 жыл бұрын

    I have the book "Animal Farm" it 1946 first edition with no sleeve or jacket but it's all there, so Ill give it a go, read it all out see how the story is. It's from my dad's book collection over the years.

  • @MrSunlander
    @MrSunlander3 жыл бұрын

    that was his carpentry suit, eh? Kidding aside, thank you for this wonderful insight.

  • @sophiarevel6952
    @sophiarevel69526 ай бұрын

    Orwell would be very proud of him indeed. ❤

  • @sonoflillith1
    @sonoflillith16 жыл бұрын

    It was irritating that I can hardly hear the questions of the interviewer

  • @richardkronberg4925

    @richardkronberg4925

    9 ай бұрын

    I can hardly hear Taylor swift sing at her concert because of those irritating swifties!

  • @skylight15
    @skylight153 жыл бұрын

    Motihari is having a park in middle of town that name is George orwell Park

  • @skylight15
    @skylight153 жыл бұрын

    I born in Motihari, India where late George orwell was born

  • @redsailor101
    @redsailor1013 жыл бұрын

    WOW...!!!

  • @monicakelly9622
    @monicakelly96224 жыл бұрын

    Yes please adjust the audio. Its very difficult to hear.

  • @richardkronberg4925

    @richardkronberg4925

    9 ай бұрын

    Dewax.

  • @historiadelaciencia6860
    @historiadelaciencia68603 жыл бұрын

    Odd to think he refers to his own grandfather as "my father's father."

  • @mariewalmsley1187

    @mariewalmsley1187

    2 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps it is because he was not George and Eileen’s biological child but was adopted.

  • @nc375

    @nc375

    2 жыл бұрын

    They're not related though, he got adopted by george orwell

  • @Black.Sabbath

    @Black.Sabbath

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not his son and unfortunately didn't know him for very long either.

  • @benshannon1878
    @benshannon18783 жыл бұрын

    I am the one thousandth follower!

  • @TheOrwellPrize

    @TheOrwellPrize

    3 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations and thank you!

  • @richardkronberg4925

    @richardkronberg4925

    9 ай бұрын

    I was first!

  • @Mr.Howell
    @Mr.Howell2 ай бұрын

    Does anyone know how Richard Blair spent his life?

  • @lawrencebishton9071
    @lawrencebishton90716 ай бұрын

    selling ricky you must be ann imp (er) reel 🤣🤣🤣

  • @joieozypunb7780
    @joieozypunb77805 жыл бұрын

    He looks so smart and normal...

  • @thanksfernuthin

    @thanksfernuthin

    4 жыл бұрын

    You'd think he'd be a rebellious crank! He had such a short time with his father. Maybe he was. Age tends to distill what's important.

  • @SumitKumar-tr5ww
    @SumitKumar-tr5ww3 жыл бұрын

    Can any one give me his official mail id... I have made one document on George Orwell old house from India Bihar...I want to send this memories to him....

  • @popefrancisthecreepy6342
    @popefrancisthecreepy6342 Жыл бұрын

    Can I buy you guys a decent microphone?

  • @richardkronberg4925

    @richardkronberg4925

    9 ай бұрын

    Listen more intently.

  • @deedee-tc4fh
    @deedee-tc4fh3 жыл бұрын

    Tutti Fruiti..

  • @kkinva68
    @kkinva685 жыл бұрын

    I can't hear it

  • @TA1KYON

    @TA1KYON

    5 жыл бұрын

    If your deaf there may be a problem..

  • @ramondias3037

    @ramondias3037

    5 жыл бұрын

    Turn on the captions, it did work for me.

  • @richardkronberg4925

    @richardkronberg4925

    9 ай бұрын

    Remove earplugs.

  • @spencerwinston4334
    @spencerwinston4334 Жыл бұрын

    George Orwell's masterpiece,1984, exposed the "hollow man", wasteland generation to the full spectrum dominance and psyop methods of "modern" King George tyrants. The emperor's new clothes are all revealed in 1984 hiding in plain sight using Orwell's Navy Seal like x-ray night vision glasses of critical questioning, Aristotlean logic, and just perceptive, professional gambler "horse sense." Orwell found satori in his labor of love of writing, and in the process opened the eyes of millions to the war on for mind control and "program governing." He realized in this labor of love the sublime meaning of a quotation from philosopher savant and freedom mystic for the ages, Ralph Waldo Emerson, "...the greatest homage you can pay to the truth is to use it."

  • @kurthubbard-beale5003
    @kurthubbard-beale50032 жыл бұрын

    Wonder what his true sentiments would be now in April 2022..?

  • @gwapoo
    @gwapoo2 жыл бұрын

    Why is the son carrying different surname? Anyone?

  • @eulalia3446

    @eulalia3446

    2 жыл бұрын

    George Orwell was a pen name. His real name was Eric Blair.

  • @Black.Sabbath

    @Black.Sabbath

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because he's adopted

  • @G58
    @G583 жыл бұрын

    So many connections to the military and the establishment.

  • @lightningwaves5436
    @lightningwaves54362 жыл бұрын

    You don't have that right in any narcissistic institution.

  • @e.figueiredo6293
    @e.figueiredo62932 жыл бұрын

    POR QUE NAO COLOCAM UMA TRADUÇÃO ?????????!!!

  • @Arizanyar
    @Arizanyar3 жыл бұрын

    Orwell certainly would have approved of fighting terrorism in the same spirit as he fought fascists himself but I am sure he would have never approved of bullying and harassing innocent people under the pretext of fighting terrorism. In one of his books he quotes a Christian hymn: Dare to be a Daniel Dare to stand alone Dare to have a purpose firm Dare to make it known He commented on this hymn to say for it to be relevant now one just need to add Don’t in front of each line!!! On the other hand well before him H G Wells in his book Men Like Gods predicted how technological advances such as wireless messaging can be used to bully innocent people! He famously said his Epitaph should simply read “I told you so you damn fools” in reply to that I would like to say “ You certainly did Sir”

  • @MJanovicable

    @MJanovicable

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think he would've seen right through the American War on Terror as the fraud that it always was.

  • @josemapolo1974
    @josemapolo19743 жыл бұрын

    He warned about dictatorship through cultural marxism. And there we go now.

  • @amez643

    @amez643

    3 жыл бұрын

    No he didn’t Orwell was a socialist he warned about totalitarianism he never gave up his socialists ideals

  • @paulmanning2003
    @paulmanning20033 жыл бұрын

    Gotta love Eric. Fun Fact: Emanuel Swedenborg was actually born in Sweden. Download his latest book “Heaven & Hell” for free at swedenborg.com. You no it makes NO cents.

  • @G58
    @G583 жыл бұрын

    Colonial policeman, BBC propagandist... it’s almost as if he was involved in predictive programming. Write about THAT kids, and see how long before they call you a ‘conspiracy theorist’.

  • @jaybinks5989
    @jaybinks59893 жыл бұрын

    Pinky ring and ultra posh upper class voice, reeks of snobbery.

  • @chilledtorsion

    @chilledtorsion

    3 жыл бұрын

    shut up you tit

  • @nicolelabram5575

    @nicolelabram5575

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh please !🙄

  • @Black.Sabbath

    @Black.Sabbath

    2 жыл бұрын

    Probably how he was raised........... by Eric Blair.

  • @matthewdevereux1288
    @matthewdevereux12882 жыл бұрын

    I changed my pen name to Matthew Devereux. I would love to go back in a time machine and say hello to George and listen to his stories. @devereuxmatthew