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The Read

Series 1

On the Black Hill

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 5^th Jun 2022, 20:00 on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: Sun 12^th Jun 2022, 22:30 on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 3 months

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. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Callum Scott Howells
Young Benjamin:: Alifi Cadillac-Cox
Young Lewis:: Nino Cadillac-Cox
Older Benjamin:: Mark Charles
Older Lewis:: Josh Harrison
Old Lewis:: Paul Colman
Rosie:: Lotte Pearl
Composer:: Alex Fraser
Producer:: Sara Allen
Director:: Luke J Collins

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FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

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The Read: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

The Read

Series 1

The Lonely Londoners

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Apr 2022, 20:00 on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Apr 2022, 00:30 on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

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. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Danielle Vitalis
Production Designer:: Phoebe Platman
Director of photography:: Simona Susnea
Executive Producer:: Grant Black
Producer:: Rachel Lambert
Director:: Yero Timi-Biu

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The Read: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

The Read

Series 1

The Day of the Sardine

Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 6^th Nov 2022, 20:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 6^th Nov 2022, 20:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

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

Contributors

Arthur Haggerston:: Mark Benton
Composer:: Simon Passmore
Editor:: David Jones
Commissioning Editor:: Stephen James-Yeoman
Executive Producer:: Grant Black
Writer:: Sid Chaplin
Producer:: Tasha Williams
Director:: Kieran Stringfellow

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FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

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The Read: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

The Read

Series 1

A Vision of Loveliness

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Apr 2023, 20:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 2^nd Apr 2023, 20:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 9 months

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. Show more

Contributors

Janey James:: Liv Hill
Jane James:: Ellen Penrose
Executive Producer:: Grant Black
Producer:: Julie Colman
Director:: Alice Johanessen
Production Company:: Rural Studios

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FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

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The Read: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

The Read

Series 2

A Kestrel for a Knave

Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Sep 2023, 20:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 17^th Sep 2023, 20:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

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

Contributors

Narrator:: Christopher Eccleston
Director:: Kieran Stringfellow
Producer:: Tasha Williams
Composer:: Simon Passmore
Editor:: David G Jones
Executive Producer:: Grant Black

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FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

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The Read: Series 2

Source: BBC Online

The Read

Series 2

Frankenstein

Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Mar 2024, 19:55 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Mar 2024, 02:25 on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Alex Kingston breathes life into Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic horror story. Show more

Contributors

Alex Kingston:: Alex Kingston
Monster:: Daisy Atkinson
Director:: Rachel Lambert
Producer:: Julie Colman
Abridger:: Lauris Morgan-Griffiths
Composer:: Billy Lambert
Editor:: David G Jones
Executive Producer:: Grant Black
Production Company:: Rural Media

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FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

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The Read: Series 2

Source: BBC Online

The Read

Series 2

The Remains of the Day: The Read with Steve Pemberton

Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute

First broadcast: Sun 12^th May 2024, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 13^th May 2024, 01:20 on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

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

Contributors

Stevens:: Steve Pemberton
Miss Kenton:: Amanda Vincent-Perkins
Mechanic:: Brian Bedford
Director:: Rachel Lambert
Producer:: Julie Colman
Abridger:: Lauris Morgan-Griffiths
Composer:: Tic Ashfield
Editor:: Chloe Hardwick
Executive Producer:: Grant Black
Production Company:: Rural Studios

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Series

The Read: Series 2

Source: BBC Online

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