The Read (2022)
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4 Seasons
April 10, 2022
English
Synopsis
Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.
Network
BBC Four
Episodes
E1
The Lonely Londoners
Apr 10, 2022
58 min
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.
E2
On the Black Hill
Jun 5, 2022
59 min
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.
E3
The Day of the Sardine
Nov 6, 2022
64 min
A creative performance reading of a powerful novel of disaffection that charts a young man's uneasy passage into adulthood.
E4
A Vision of Loveliness
Apr 2, 2023
57 min
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.
Details
Original Title
The Read
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
4
Episodes
12
Production
Rural Studios