The Read
The Read is an art & culture show on BBC4. Rediscover the books you thought you knew. Acclaimed actors combine with classic literature, breathing new life into iconic stories. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 5 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2025.
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The Read
Emily Brontë’s timeless classic set against the haunting backdrop of the Yorkshire Moors and narrated by award-winning actor Vinette Robinson.
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Anne-Marie Duff performs an intimate reading of Charles Dickens’s timeless classic. Can the ghostly interventions salvage Scrooge’s soul?
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.
Heartbreak and longing are centre stage as BAFTA-winning actor Steve Pemberton narrates Kazuo Ishiguro’s contemporary classic.