Rachel Lambert
Director
The Read (2022)
Series 1
A series of four creative performance readings of iconic British novels. Each episode is directed by exciting emerging talent.
Released April 10, 2022
Episode 60 min
None+
Watch Providers: Marquee TV Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Rural Studios
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
April 10, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
June 5, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Nov. 6, 2022, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
April 2, 2023, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 728 min.
Released: April 10, 2022
Last Air Date: Dec. 18, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 25, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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