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Broadcast date
2022-04-10 • 4 episodes
A series of four creative performance readings of iconic British novels. Each episode is directed by exciting emerging talent.
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Episodes of this season
1. The Lonely Londoners
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2022-04-10
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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.
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2. On the Black Hill
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2022-06-05
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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.
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3. The Day of the Sardine
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2022-11-06
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1h 4m
A creative performance reading of a powerful novel of disaffection that charts a young man's uneasy passage into adulthood.
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4. A Vision of Loveliness
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2023-04-02
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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.
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