Big Brother

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Big Brother may refer to:

• Big Brother, a character from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
• Authoritarianism, referred to as "Big Brother" — any omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing oppressive control over individual(s) exerted by an authoritarian power (a concept from Orwell's novel above).
• Surveillance, video surveillance
• Big Brother Award, a satirical award for acts against personal privacy
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a voluntary organization that mentors youth
• Big Brother (magazine), a now-defunct skateboarding culture magazine

[edit] Music

• Big Brother Recordings, the UK record label of British rock band Oasis
• Big Brother and the Holding Company, a band from San Francisco's music era, best-known for its most famous lead-singer, Janis Joplin
• "Big Brother (song)", a song by David Bowie which appeared on the album Diamond Dogs
• "Big Brother", a song by Stevie Wonder which appeared on the album Talking Book
• "Big Brother", a song by Girls Aloud which appeared on the album What Will The Neighbours Say?
• "Big Brother", a song by Hazel O'Connor which appeared on the film soundtrack Breaking Glass
• "Big Brother", a song by Frenzal Rhomb which appeared on the album Not So Tough Now
• "Big Brother", a song by the SUBHUMANS which appeared on the album The Day the Country Died
• Big Brovas, a popular British rap group.

[edit] Television programs

• Big Brother (TV series), a reality television series originating from the Netherlands operated by television production company Endemol, see also:
  • Gran Hermano (Big Brother, Argentina)
  • Big Brother (Australia)
  • Big Brother (Brazil)
  • Big Brother (Bulgaria)
  • Big Brother (Croatia)
  • Big Brother (Czech Republic)
  • Big Brother (Finland)
  • Bigg Boss (India)
  • Big Brother (Italy)
  • Big Brother (Mexico)
  • Big Brother (Netherlands)
  • Big Brother (Nigeria)
  • Pinoy Big Brother (Philippines)
  • Big Brother (Portugal)
  • Big Brother (Slovenia)
  • Big Brother (Sweden and Norway)
  • Big Brother (Thailand)
  • Big Brother (UK)
  • Big Brother (US)
  • Veliki Brat (Balkans)

• "Big Brother" (Only Fools and Horses), the first episode of the British comedy Only Fools and Horses
• "Big Brother" (Yes Minister), an episode of the British comedy Yes Minister
• Big Brother, the first name of Bigger Brother, a robot from the UK television series Robot Wars.
• "Big Brother", an episode of British sitcom Are You Being Served?