Brave New World vs. Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Dystopia Debate
Intelligence Squared · Talk · 1 h 36 min · 2018 · YouTube title: Brave New World vs Nineteen Eighty-Four featuring Adam Gopnik and Will Self
Why it's here
HN recommends it as a good long debate for the recurring question of whether Orwell or Huxley was right.
What it covers
An Intelligence Squared debate in which Will Self argues for Brave New World and Adam Gopnik for Nineteen Eighty-Four as the better dystopian warning. It includes acted excerpts and is chaired by Jonathan Freedland.