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Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.
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- E1 The Lonely LondonersNext upApr 10, 2022 · 58 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Danielle Vitalis (Narrator)
- E2 On the Black HillJun 5, 2022 · 59 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Callum Scott Howells (Narrator)
- E3 The Day of the SardineNov 6, 2022 · 64 min
Synopsis
A creative performance reading of a powerful novel of disaffection that charts a young man's uneasy passage into adulthood.
Guest stars: Mark Benton (Narrator)
- E4 A Vision of LovelinessApr 2, 2023 · 57 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Liv Hill (Narrator)
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