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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2022
The Read
Series 1
A series of four creative performance readings of iconic British novels. Each episode is directed by exciting emerging talent.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 158 min2022-04-10
The Lonely Londoners
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.
Episode 259 min2022-06-05
On the Black Hill
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.
Episode 364 min2022-11-06
The Day of the Sardine
A creative performance reading of a powerful novel of disaffection that charts a young man's uneasy passage into adulthood.
Episode 457 min2023-04-02
A Vision of Loveliness
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.