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The Read

Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.

Apr 10, 20224 seasons16 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Seasons

Series 1

4 episodes

Premiered Apr 10, 2022

Series 2

4 episodes

Premiered Sep 17, 2023

Series 3

4 episodes

Premiered Nov 17, 2024

Series 4

4 episodes

Premiered Dec 18, 2025

Episodes

1–4 of 4

Ep 1

The Lonely Londoners

Apr 10, 2022

58m

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.

Ep 2

On the Black Hill

Jun 5, 2022

59m

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.

Ep 3

The Day of the Sardine

Nov 6, 2022

64m

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

Ep 4

A Vision of Loveliness

Apr 2, 2023

57m

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.