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COLLECTION · Series · 2022

The Read

Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.

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United Kingdom
Studios
BBC Four · Rural Studios
Release
10/04/2022
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Seasons and episodes
Series 1
Series 1
4 episodes · 2022

A series of four creative performance readings of iconic British novels. Each episode is directed by exciting emerging talent.

The Lonely Londoners
Episode 1. The Lonely Londoners
2022-04-10 · 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.

On the Black Hill
Episode 2. On the Black Hill
2022-06-05 · 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.

The Day of the Sardine
Episode 3. The Day of the Sardine
2022-11-06 · 64 min

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

A Vision of Loveliness
Episode 4. A Vision of Loveliness
2023-04-02 · 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.

Series 2
Series 2
4 episodes · 2023

Outstanding performance readings of iconic British novels.

A Kestrel for a Knave
Episode 1. A Kestrel for a Knave
2023-09-17 · 64 min

Christopher Eccleston narrates Barry Hines’s heartbreaking coming-of-age tale in this fresh take on a classic British novel.

Shakespeare Sonnets: A Modern Love Story
Episode 2. Shakespeare Sonnets: A Modern Love Story
2023-10-29 · 43 min

Some of the best-known love poems are weaved together to create a fresh contemporary story told by four lovers.

Frankenstein
Episode 3. Frankenstein
2024-03-03 · 64 min

Alex Kingston breathes life into Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic horror story. Young, gifted scientist Victor Frankenstein unwittingly creates a monster. Written more than 200 years ago, the classic masterpiece still resonates today as a…

The Remains of the Day: The Read with Steve Pemberton
Episode 4. The Remains of the Day: The Read with Steve Pemberton
2024-05-12 · 61 min

Heartbreak and longing are centre stage as BAFTA-winning actor Steve Pemberton narrates Kazuo Ishiguro’s contemporary classic.

Series 3
Series 3
4 episodes · 2024

Rediscover the books you thought you knew. Acclaimed actors combine with classic literature, breathing new life into iconic stories.

1984
Episode 1. 1984
2024-11-17 · 59 min

A bleak dystopian future plays out before us as Royal Television Society award-winning actor Sacha Dhawan narrates George Orwell’s profoundly impactful and thought-provoking classic.

A Christmas Carol
Episode 2. A Christmas Carol
2024-12-22 · 73 min

Anne-Marie Duff performs an intimate reading of Charles Dickens’s timeless classic. Can the ghostly interventions salvage Scrooge’s soul?

Wuthering Heights
Episode 3. Wuthering Heights
2025-01-05 · 62 min

Emily Brontë’s timeless classic set against the haunting backdrop of the Yorkshire Moors and narrated by award-winning actor Vinette Robinson.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith
Episode 4. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith
2025-02-02 · 64 min

Who is the real monster? Robert Louis Stevenson’s defining gothic horror explores alter egos in this captivating narration that reimagines the 19th-century classic.

Series 4
Series 4
4 episodes · 2025

Acclaimed actors combine with classic literature, breathing new life into iconic stories.

Persuasion
Episode 1. Persuasion
2025-12-18 · 63 min

Bafta and Olivier Award-winning actor Monica Dolan gives a captivating reading of Jane Austen’s much-loved novel.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Episode 2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2025-12-25 · 58 min

Steffan Rhodri (Gavin and Stacey, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) gives an enchanting reading performance of CS Lewis’s timeless classic, as we step into the magical world of Narnia, filled with adventure, courage and Turkish Delight.

The 39 Steps: The Read with John Hannah
Episode 3. The 39 Steps: The Read with John Hannah
2026-02-26 · 56 min

Murder, conspiracy and espionage are the themes of John Buchan’s gripping novel, set against the backdrop of WWI, that sees Richard Hannay, a bored adventurer, become embroiled in a plot to assassinate a political figure.

The Picture of Dorian Gray with Luke Thompson
Episode 4. The Picture of Dorian Gray with Luke Thompson
2026-03-22 · 59 min

Oscar Wilde’s haunting tale of beauty, vanity and moral corruption, where eternal youth comes at a terrible price. Luke Thompson delivers a spellbinding performance of Wilde’s only novel.

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