The Real George OrwellDown and Out in Paris and LondonEpisodes Episode guide

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1. Episode 10

   10/10Orwell discovers it is not lack of money or hunger that dispirits him most, but boredom.
2. Episode 9

   9/10In London, Orwell considers the life of a pavement artist and the lot of a beggar.
3. Episode 8

   8/10Orwell befriends a tramp called Paddy, and they seek shelter in a Salvation Army hostel.
4. Episode 7

   7/10Back home in England, down and out once more, Orwell is forced to learn about doss houses.
5. Episode 6

   6/10After several months slaving as a dishwasher in Paris, Orwell returns to England.
6. Episode 5

   5/10On his time off from work, Orwell enjoys the bistro life of Paris's Latin Quarter.
7. Episode 4

   4/10Orwell considers the hierarchy among the hard-pressed restaurant workers of Paris.
8. Episode 3

   3/10Penniless in Paris, Orwell gets a job as a plongeur - a slave's slave.
9. Episode 2

   2/10Living in Paris with no money to his name, Orwell turns to a Russian refugee for help.
10. Episode 1

    1/10Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the poor when he was still in his 20s.