The Read
1h 4min

Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.

Episodes

Cast

1. The Lonely Londoners

58min

10th Apr 2022

A creative performance reading of The Lonely Londoners that juxtaposes modern imagery and fascinating archive footage to reflect on how Sam Selvon's novel shaped the London of today.

2. On the Black Hill

59min

5th Jun 2022

A performance reading of the abridged novel On the Black Hill, by Bruce Chatwin. Identical twin brothers grow up on a farm in rural Wales and never leave home.

3. The Day of the Sardine

1h 4min

6th Nov 2022

A creative performance reading of a powerful novel of disaffection that charts a young man's uneasy passage into adulthood.

4. A Vision of Loveliness

57min

2nd Apr 2023

Performance reading of A Vision of Loveliness by Louise Levene. A darkly comic novel that reveals the seedy underbelly of London in the 1960s, rich with period detail.

The Read
1h 4min

Episodes

Cast

1. The Lonely Londoners

2. On the Black Hill

3. The Day of the Sardine

4. A Vision of Loveliness

First air date

Last air date

Status

Type

Original language

Networks

The Read1h 4min

Episodes

Cast

1. The Lonely Londoners

2. On the Black Hill

3. The Day of the Sardine

4. A Vision of Loveliness

First air date

Last air date

Status

Type

Original language

Networks

The Read
1h 4min